Apply to be a temporary IEBC election official (clerk, presiding officer)
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Apply online at jobs.iebc.or.ke when IEBC advertises temporary jobs for an election or by-election in your area, or take an application letter to the constituency Returning Officer. You must be a non-partisan Kenyan citizen living in that ward.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online on the IEBC job portal (jobs.iebc.or.ke), or by letter to the IEBC Returning Officer at the constituency office named in the advert.
What you need
- An application letter, if you apply at the constituency office instead of online
Steps
- Watch the IEBC job portal (jobs.iebc.or.ke) for 'By-Election Temporary Jobs' adverts for your area.
- Check the requirements for the role: clerks need KCSE C- or above; presiding and deputy presiding officers need a degree or diploma.
- Apply online on jobs.iebc.or.ke, or submit an application letter to the Returning Officer at the constituency office, before the closing date in the advert.
Watch out
- You must be available for the whole exercise, not just polling day.
- Pay is per day and set in each advert. In the current advert presiding officers get KSh 2,000 a day and deputies KSh 1,800.
- In the same advert polling and counting clerks get KSh 1,000 a day.
Who can apply
- Kenyan citizens of high integrity who are non-partisan and live in the ward where the election is held
- Clerks: KCSE mean grade C- or above
- Presiding and deputy presiding officers: a degree or diploma, and computer literate
Official sources (1)
- IEBC Job Portal: current job listings (By-Election Temporary Jobs, Migwani ward) jobs.iebc.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026