Residents of Saru in Marsabit County have accused the independent electoral and boundaries commission (IEBC) of failing to conduct voter registration in their area for nearly five years. They say thousands of young people who have acquired national identity cards since the last general election now risk being locked out of the 2027 polls. As Emily Chebet reports, the nearest IEBC office is in Marsabit town, almost 800 Kilometres away where transport costs exceed two thousand shillings one way, a burden many cannot afford as they battle drought and hunger
