When is the 2027 Kenyan general election?
Kenya's next general election is due in August 2027. The Constitution sets election day as the second Tuesday of August every five years. The IEBC gazettes the surrounding deadlines — registration cut-off, verification windows, nomination and campaign periods — closer to the date.
What is fixed
The Constitution of Kenya sets a general election for the second Tuesday of August every five years. That is the part nobody announces; it follows from the calendar.
What is not fixed yet
- The registration cut-off date.
- The voter verification window.
- Party primaries and the nomination period.
- The official campaign period.
What that means for you
Registration is continuous, so the useful thing is not to wait for a date. Register whenever you have your ID, then verify when the IEBC opens verification.
Deadlines are published by the IEBC on iebc.or.ke. Treat any date circulating elsewhere as unconfirmed until it appears there.
Related questions
- When is the next general election?
- Under the Constitution of Kenya, a general election is held on the second Tuesday of August every five years. The next general election is due in August 2027. The IEBC gazettes the exact deadlines for registration, verification and campaigns closer to the date.