Nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege has sharply criticised the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for failing to enhance the voter civic education as Kenyans gear up to register as voters.

The legislature made her remarks on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, during an interview with a local media house, where she pointed out some areas she visited where very old people were not registered as voters.

Sabina argues that IEBC should pull up their socks on the voter registration civic education.

“IEBC should pull up its socks on voter registration and civic education,” Sabina added.

In addition, she called on all unregistered voters to take the leap and register as voters in a push to remove bad leadership.

“If you don’t cast your vote, remember you are indirectly voting for someone you wouldn’t want in that position or for bad leadership,” Sabina said.

Likewise, Sabina has revealed that in some areas, Kenyans of thirty years of age have never cast their votes due to a lack of national identification cards.

“In the year 2022, I had an opportunity to travel across the country. I came to the realisation that not only young people are not registered as voters, but I also met people who are thirty and have never voted; some of them did not have an identification card,” Sabina said.

IEBC decries on low turn out

Meanwhile, her remarks follow a report by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)  where they have raised concerns over the alarmingly low turnout in the ongoing voter registration exercise across the country.

Speaking at a local TV station on Monday, September 29, 2025, IEBC Commissioner Ann Nderitu revealed that field reports from registration officers indicate very low numbers, with some centres registering as few as three to five people in an entire day.

“From the reports we are getting one by one from the registration officers, some registered three, others five. It is a great concern to IEBC on the low voter turnout because once Kenyans do not turn up to register as voters, it means that they are excluding themselves from participating in their democratic processes,” she said.

Nderitu has stressed that voter registration is the foundation of democracy and reminded Kenyans that their voice can only be heard through the ballot box.

“Every Kenyan is encouraged to register and to participate in the electoral processes because by doing that, that is how your vote becomes your voice,” she added.

Her remarks come even as the Commission set a national target of registering 6.3 million new voters during the exercise.  By Cynthia Lodite, K24