Voter education
Plain-language, non-partisan guides to the 2027 General Election.
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Why vote?
Six ballots decide who runs your country, your county, and your ward. Here's why yours counts.
Your vote is six votes
On 10 August 2027 you elect a President, Governor, Senator, Woman Representative, MP, and MCA. The MCA who fixes your road and the Governor who runs your hospital are on the same ballot as the President, down-ballot races are often decided by a handful of votes.
Fence-sitting is a vote too
Staying home doesn't opt you out. It hands your share of the decision to whoever did show up. Gen Z and millennials are the largest voting bloc in Kenya; they decide every race they turn up for.
Vote records, not slogans
vote.ke exists so you can vote on evidence: learn how registration and the six ballots work, follow the candidates in your races, and practise your whole ballot before the day.
Registration
How to register as a voter
Who qualifies, what to carry, and where to go to get onto the voters' roll.
Read →What documents do you need?
The national ID or passport rule, and what to do if you have neither yet.
Read →Checking your registration status
Confirm you are on the roll, at the right polling station, before the deadline.
Read →Voting
The six ballots you cast
President, Governor, Senator, Woman Rep, MP and MCA: what each one does.
Read →Election day, step by step
What happens from the queue to the ballot box, and your rights in the polling station.
Read →How votes are counted
Counting happens at your polling station, in the open, before results move up the chain.
Read →Spoilt and rejected votes
The difference between the two, and how to make sure your vote counts.
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