IEBC join hands with State Department for Broadcasting to secure results transmission for 2027 polls

IEBC and the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications have agreed to strengthen collaboration on telecommunications connectivity, media coordination and public communication ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The agreement was reached during a meeting on Tuesday at the Commission’s offices between IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon and Stephen Isaboke, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications.

Chairperson Ethekon assured Kenyans that the Commission is committed to timely, accurate and verifiable transmission and management of election results in 2027. He emphasized that while the Constitution guarantees the Commission’s independence, delivering credible elections requires collaboration with other institutions.

“The Constitution gives us independence under Article 249, but it does not tell us not to work with other government agencies,” he said. “We are undertaking a national project of such significance that we cannot allow it to falter. It is the responsibility of all of us.”

Source: TV47 News