Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that there are plans to manipulate the 2027 General Election. He alleged that the rigging will be through an election technology tender involving a South Korean company.
Speaking to the press in Karen, Nairobi, on Wednesday, August 26, Gachagua claimed that the outcome of the tender had already been decided despite the ongoing procurement process by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Gachagua said IEBC advertised the tender on August 11, 2026, for the supply and maintenance of an integrated elections management system and related equipment. The tender is expected to close on September 1, 2026.
However, Gachagua alleged that the tender had already been awarded to a South Korean firm before the bidding process was completed.
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βKenyans do not know that the tender process and the result have already been preconceived and are awaiting rubber-stamping to a firm from South Korea,β Gachagua alleged.
He also claimed that changes had been made in the IEBC procurement department, alleging that the commission’s procurement manager had been removed and replaced.
Gachagua further accused IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon and his deputy of pushing the tender process despite opposition from other commissioners
He also alleged that senior government officials had met representatives of the South Korean company to discuss integrating its technology with Kenya’s electoral systems.
According to Gachagua, the meetings raised concerns about the security of Kenya’s voter registration data, which he claimed could be accessed through the new system.
Mr Rigathi also questioned the company’s previous work in other countries, alleging that it had faced technology-related problems during elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines and Iraq.
Gachagua claimed the proposed system could be used to create a new voter register and suppress voters in areas considered opposition strongholds.
He named Western Kenya, Nyanza, parts of Mount Kenya, Lower Eastern, Nairobi, Taveta, Lamu, Nakuru, Naivasha, Kajiado and Narok among areas he claimed could be affected.
IEBC ADMITS ERROR IN TENDER
Meanwhile, the IEBC admitted that its tender for the new election management system contained an error. The commission said it mistakenly required bidders to provide performance security equivalent to 20 per cent of the contract price. The IEBC, however, denied claims that the tender was designed to favour a particular South Korean company. In conclusion, the IEBC has not confirmed Gachagua’s allegations that the tender outcome had already been decided.
