A claim shared widely on social media alleges that millions of duplicate registrations or records belonging to deceased individuals remain on Kenya's voter register. We reviewed IEBC's public statements and audit reports on the matter.
What the Record Shows
IEBC's most recent publicly released register audit, conducted with an independent firm, identified a comparatively small number of flagged records requiring further verification — several orders of magnitude below the figure cited in the viral claim.
The commission has an ongoing continuous registration and cleanup process, and publishes periodic updates on flagged record resolution.
Our Verdict
The specific figure circulating online is not supported by IEBC's published audit data. While voter register maintenance is a legitimate and ongoing concern, the claim as stated significantly overstates the scale of the issue.
