Revised Summary Roadmap 2025/2026 General Elections

The Electoral Commission wishes to remind stakeholders of the planned activities under the Roadmap for the conduct of the 2025/2026 General Elections as follows:

 

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Electoral Activities (Milestones)

Activity Period

1.

Nomination of District and City SIGs Committee Candidates: Older Persons; Persons with Disabilities; Youth

11th – 12th August 2025

2.

Conduct of candidates’ campaign meetings (OP; PwD and Youth) 

13th – 17th August

3.

Polling for District and City Older Persons Committees

15th August 2025

4.

Polling for District and City PwDs Committees

18th August 2025

5.

Polling for District and City Youth Committees

19th August 2025

6.

Holding Sub-county Conferences to elect Non-unionised Workers Delegates to the District/City

18th August 2025

7.

Holding of District Conferences to elect Non-unionised Workers Delegates to the Regions

22nd August 2025

8.

Holding of Regional Conferences to elect Non-unionised Workers Delegates to the National Level

25th August 2025

9.

Holding of Regional Conferences to elect regional Older Persons Delegates to the National Level

27th August 2025

10.

Nomination, Campaigns, and Polling for the National Youth Council Committee

27th – 29th August 2025

11.

Nomination of Candidates for Local Governments: District/City Chairpersons, Lord Mayor, and Councillors, including SIGs

3rd – 5th September 2025

12.

Nomination of Candidates for Local Governments: Municipality/City Division Chairpersons and Councillors, including SIGs

8th – 10th September 2025

13.

Nomination of Candidates for Local Governments: Sub County/Town/Municipal Divisions, including SIGs

11th – 24th September 2025

14.

Nomination of Candidates for Presidential Elections in line with Section 9 (1) of the Presidential Elections Act

23rd – 24th September 2025

15.

Nomination of Candidates for Parliamentary Elections in line with Section 9 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, Cap 177

22nd – 23rd October 2025

16.

Nomination of Candidates for SIGs Representatives to Parliament in line with Section 9 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, Cap 177

22nd – 23rd October 2025

17.

Conduct of candidates’ campaigns (Presidential) in line with Section 22(1) of the Presidential Elections Act

29th September 2025 – 12th January 2026

18.

Conduct of candidates’ campaigns (Parliamentary) in line with Section 21 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, Cap 177

10th November 2025 - 12th January 2026

19.

Conduct of candidates’ campaigns (Local Governments, including SIGs)

10th November 2025 - 12th January 2026

20.

Polling Period for Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government Councils (City/District; Municipality/City Division; and Sub-County, Town, Municipal Division), including SIGs Representatives, in line with Article 61(2) of the Constitution

12th January – 9th February 2026

 

The Commission calls on all stakeholders to take note of the above timelines and to participate in the respective activities following the guidelines for the elections. 

Monday, August 5, 2024