Awlion

General Election 2027 · Independent election watch

Every vote counted, in the open

Awlion watches the election at polling stations across Kenya: how voting runs, what goes wrong, and whether the results announced match the forms signed at each station. We support no candidate and no party.

Find your polling station
Election dayMonday 26 October 2026
TodayCounting under way
Polls open06:00 to 17:00
BringYour ID or passport

What we watch

Trained observers at polling stations report what they see, as it happens, from a phone that works without signal.

  1. 1Opening Does the station open on time, with every ballot box, ballot paper and voter register in place?
  2. 2Voting Turnout through the day, queues, and anyone turned away, pressured or offered money.
  3. 3The count Counted in the open, and the result posted on Form 34A at the station door.
  4. 4Incidents Violence, intimidation, missing materials or a broken kit, reported with photos and followed up.
  5. 5Results Every Form 34A we photograph is checked against the figures the IEBC publishes.
  6. 6The record Each report is sealed when it arrives, so nobody can change it later. Anyone can check a receipt.

How to vote

It takes a few minutes. Here is what happens at the polling station.

  1. Go to your stationBetween 06:00 and 17:00. If you are in the queue at 17:00, you still vote.
  2. Show your IDBring the national ID or passport you registered with. The clerk finds you on the register with your fingerprint or face.
  3. Collect your ballotsIn a general election you get six: President, Governor, Senator, Woman Representative, Member of Parliament and MCA.
  4. Vote in secretMark each ballot in the booth, fold it, and put it in the box of the same colour.
  5. Watch the countVotes are counted in the open at the station. The result is posted outside on Form 34A for anyone to see.

Know your rights

  • Nobody may tell you how to vote, or ask how you voted.
  • If you have a disability or cannot read, you may bring someone you trust to help, or ask the presiding officer.
  • You do not need a voter's card. Your ID or passport is enough.
  • Offering money or gifts for votes is a crime. Report it.

Something wrong at your station?

Tell us straight away: a late opening, missing materials, intimidation, anyone handing out money.

Find your polling station

Search for the school or hall where you registered, or your ward.

Know the facts

Heard something? Here is what the record says, with the source so you can check it yourself.

You may have heardYou need your voter's card to vote

Your ID is enough

You do not need a voter's card. Bring the national ID or passport you registered with; the clerk finds you on the register.

Source: IEBC voter guidance

You may have heardResults are decided in Nairobi, not at the station

Results are posted at every station

The presiding officer signs Form 34A at the station and posts a copy at the door. The form is also scanned and sent to the IEBC results portal, where anyone can compare it.

Source: IEBC results transmission procedure

You may have heardThey will know who you voted for

Your vote is secret

You mark your ballot alone in the booth. Nobody may ask how you voted, and nobody can find out from the ballot.

Source: Constitution of Kenya, Article 81