19:00pm: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that all by-election results will be available on its official results portal.

In a brief update on X, the Commission shared the link: https://forms.iebc.or.ke and encouraged the public to access verified results directly from the platform as counting and tallying continue across the country.

18:14 pm: Homa Bay County Police Commander Lawrence Koilem says the gun stolen from MP Peter Kaluma’s bodyguard has been recovered.

17:00pm: Polling stations across all 24 by-election areas have officially closed at 5:00 pm.

IEBC officials have now begun counting votes at the respective polling centres.

Tallying is expected to continue into the evening, with provisional results trickling in from various stations.

The Commission has urged patience and calm as the process gets underway.

15:12 pm

14:50 pm The IEBC Returning Officer reports that voter turnout in the Chemundu/Kapng’etuny mini-poll has fallen below 20 per cent.

14: 20 pm: Police impound nine vehicles found with crude weapons in Homa Bay

13:35 pm: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appealed to citizens and political leaders to maintain peace throughout today’s voting and the results-tallying period.

In a statement on X, the Commission said violence and intimidation “have no place in our democracy,” and called on security agencies to act decisively wherever breaches occur.

IEBC also urged the public to help protect the integrity of the vote as polling continues across the 24 by-election areas.

16:22pm: Chaos Erupts in Nyamira By-Elections: MP Osoro Accused of Transporting Goons to Slash Votes with Pangas, Leading to Low Turnout

12:50 pm: Police stopped a group of youths armed with clubs from entering Agoro Sare Primary School, where MP Kaluma had earlier been attacked.

12:30 pm

11:00 am UDA candidate Ahmed Maalim Hassan could not vote after KIEMS kits failed to authenticate his fingerprints in the Banisa by-election.

10:40 am: UDA candidate in Mbeere North raises security concerns. UDA’s has accused rival camps in Mbeere North of moving around polling stations with groups of “goons,” alleging that the area lacks adequate security.

10:17 am: Low voter turnout reported in Baringo by-election

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09:39 am: The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) says it is monitoring how police are conducting themselves across the various by-election areas today.

In a statement, the authority said the oversight is in line with Section 6(c) of the IPOA Act and aims to ensure officers uphold professional standards, protect public safety and operate within the law.

IPOA teams are already deployed in multiple regions to observe police behaviour throughout the polling process.

09:00 am: Kanagoni residents eject Kilifi South MP Ken Chonga, accuse him of acting as an unauthorised agent in the Magarini by-elections

08:50 am: IEBC warns that nobody is allowed to take pictures of ballot papers at polling stations.

08:32 am: Security has beefed up at Agoro Sare Boys High in Oyugis town, the tallying centre for Kasipul Constituency in Homabay County.

07:57 am: Voting underway at different polling stations in Kasipul constituency, Homa Bay County.

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07:10 am: ODM candidate in Magarini by-election, Harrison Kombe, protests the removal of his agent from Mjanaheri Polling Centre

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