Kenya Election Insights

Data-driven analysis of Kenya's elections from 2007 to 2022

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What Is a Polling Agent? Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities in Kenya Elections
What Is a Polling Agent? Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities in Kenya Elections

Under Kenya's Elections Act, every candidate and political party is entitled to appoint one agent per polling station. T...

Jun 15, 2024 7 min 3,653
Post-Election Petitions in 2022: 200+ Cases That Went to Court
Post-Election Petitions in 2022: 200+ Cases That Went to Court

The 2022 election generated 203 petitions challenging results at every level. From the Supreme Court presidential challe...

Mar 15, 2023 3 min 10,016
The Women Rep Position: Kenya's Most Unique Electoral Experiment
The Women Rep Position: Kenya's Most Unique Electoral Experiment

The Women Representative seat is uniquely Kenyan — a constitutional compromise born from the two-thirds gender rule that...

Feb 20, 2023 4 min 9,821
Senator Races 2022: The Forgotten Contests That Shaped County Power
Senator Races 2022: The Forgotten Contests That Shaped County Power

Kenya's Senate races rarely make headlines, but the 2022 results gave Kenya Kwanza a Senate majority that has shaped eve...

Feb 06, 2023 3 min 10,328
IEBC Under Siege: How the 2022 Election Exposed Institutional Weakness
IEBC Under Siege: How the 2022 Election Exposed Institutional Weakness

A commission split 4-3 on results. Commissioners holding rival press conferences. A chairman physically accosted during...

Nov 22, 2022 4 min 4,045
The Cost of Running for Office in 2022: Campaign Finance Data Exposed
The Cost of Running for Office in 2022: Campaign Finance Data Exposed

Kenya's 2022 elections were the most expensive in the country's history, with total campaign spending estimated at KES 1...

Nov 14, 2022 4 min 9,308
The 2022 Supreme Court Petition: What the Judges Said and Why It Matters
The 2022 Supreme Court Petition: What the Judges Said and Why It Matters

Raila Odinga's petition challenging Ruto's victory was the third presidential election petition in Kenya's history. The...

Sep 06, 2022 4 min 7,724