The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has proposed a shared broadcast signal for the 2027 General Election, citing the risk of competing media tallies.
This would mean all broadcasters receive the same content at the same time.
During a consultative roundtable with Kenyan Media Organisations on Wednesday, August 6, IEBC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marjan Hussein Marjan noted that the proposal would assist in promoting the transparency of election results during the polls. Marjan noted that multiple media houses tallying presidential results independently have the potential to cause public confusion and uncertainty and can be a catalyst for election skirmishes.
He urged media houses to work together with the commission to have a single signal from the IEBC that could be used to transmit results in a uniform manner.
