{"id":352,"date":"2026-10-08T07:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=352"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:03:41","slug":"independent-electoral-and-boundaries-commissioniebc-steps-up-security-plans-ahead-of-2027-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC)  steps up security plans ahead of 2027 election."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maxresdefault-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maxresdefault-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maxresdefault-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maxresdefault-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Independent <\/strong>Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is working with security teams to identify areas at risk of political unrest ahead of 2027 election.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BY : PENNINAH MUCHIRI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has started working with county security teams to identify areas that could experience political tensions ahead of the 2027 General Election.<br>The commission says the exercise is aimed at identifying possible risks early and putting measures in place to prevent election-related violence.<br>IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon said security risks should be identified at the local and county levels to ensure a peaceful electoral process.<br>The commission is also concerned about the use of artificial intelligence to create misleading images and information that could spread misinformation during the election period.<br>IEBC Commissioner Prof. Francis Odhiambo identified political goonism, gangsterism and misuse of AI as major threats to the 2027 election.<br>He said the commission can only conduct a free and fair election if voters are able to participate in a peaceful and secure environment.<br>The IEBC is expected to continue working with security agencies as preparations for the August 2027 General Election intensify.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY : PENNINAH MUCHIRI The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has started working with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}