The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed reports claiming that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to abolish electronic transmission of election results, ban live broadcasts of poll results and revert Kenya’s elections to a manual system similar to that used during the 2007 General Election. “The Bill seeks to align the law with the Supreme Court’s decision in Presidential Election Petition No. He explained that under the proposal, the Commission would electronically transmit images of the statutory election results declaration forms completed by Presiding Officers and witnessed by political party and candidate agents at polling stations. “The Commission will ensure that all stakeholders access the result forms through the online public portal as provided under Section 39(1C)(c) of the Elections Act,” he said. “The Bill therefore seeks to align the Act with the Court’s decision and provide a clear and constitutionally compliant statutory framework,” Ethekon said.