The Commission conducted Wajir West Constituency by-election on 25th April, 2019. The by-election was occasioned by a successful election petition in the constituency that saw the incumbent MP Ahmed Kolosh lose his seat following a decision by the Supreme Court on 18th January, 2019 that nullified his win citing irregularities at Qara polling station. The court noted that the number of votes cast at that polling station exceeded that of registered voters.

The constituency is one of six constituencies in Wajir County, it has five County Assembly Wards and covers an area of approximately 9,764.3 square kilometers with 27,544 registered voters and 75 polling stations.

The Commission adequately prepared for the by-election by ensuring proper training of election officials, early dispatch of election materials and briefing of relevant stakeholder prior to and during the exercise, to ensure the election were free, fair and credible.

The Commission cleared five Candidates to contest in the by-election, Mohamed Ahmed Kolosh of Jubilee party emerged victorious with 11,053 votes against his closest challenger Ibrahim Mohamud Abdirahaman who garnered 6,532 votes.The valid votes cast were 17,608 with a turnout of 63.927%. Statutory Forms for the by-election can be downloaded at  https://forms.iebc.or.ke/