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According to IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, the turnout has been largely powered by young people registering for the first time, signaling stronger engagement in electoral matters.
Security officers say the arrests are part of an ongoing sweep targeting those involved in the incident, with 170 suspects already in custody. Police also recovered more than 200 mobile phones and several weapons believed to have been used during the disturbances, with investigators now working to establish the wider network behind the operation.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said the verification system is currently limited because the process of organising voters into specific streams has not been completed. The commission noted that this step will only be undertaken after the current registration phase comes to an end.
IEBC noted that the target of the current exercise is to register 2.5 million additional voters, which would raise the total number of registered voters to about 28.5 million. This builds on an earlier constituency-based registration exercise that had added 273,498 voters by March 30, 2026.