Nakuru Town East constituency is leading in the registration of new voters in the county following the latest update from the ongoing nationwide mass registration exercise.

Data from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shows that Nakuru County has recorded 6,903 new voters, a significant jump from November 2025, when only 3,825 new voters registered during the ongoing exercise that is being conducted across all 11 constituency offices in the county.

According to the data Nakuru Town East leads in the county with 1,758 new registrations, followed by Bahati with 1,332 and Naivasha with 912. The remaining registrations are contributed by Nakuru Town West, Gilgil, Kuresoi North, Rongai, Njoro, Kuresoi South, Molo, and Subukia sub-counties.

The county has also recorded 4,554 voters who transferred into Nakuru from other regions, while 68 applied for changes to their registration particulars.

IEBC County Elections Manager Dr Joseph Mele says the Commission is currently focused not only on registration but also on ensuring a secure electoral environment ahead of the election. This concern carries particular weight in Nakuru, a county historically associated with electoral tension and volatility.

Dr Joseph Mele, IEBC County Elections Manager during an electoral process engagement with youth from Kivumbini

Photo credit: LELETI JASSOR/ MTAA WANGU

He anchors his remarks in the Constitution, noting that the electoral system must uphold the principles of free and fair elections, entirely free from violence, intimidation, improper influence, and corruption.

The IEBC is obligated to ensure elections are conducted in an atmosphere of peace, free from fear, threats, and manipulation.

However, Dr Mele is candid that the Commission cannot achieve this alone because it has no enforcement or security instruments of its own and therefore depends heavily on partner institutions — chiefly the National Police Service, alongside others to ensure inter-agency cooperation and coordination throughout the entire electoral cycle.

“In areas facing heightened security threats, appropriate security arrangements are made to ensure elections are conducted safely,” he says, adding that Kenyans should have the trust that they can walk into 2027 and participate in the electoral process with their security assured.

Nakuru Town East constituency leading in new voter registrations as County records improved numbers

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