Kenya Election Insights

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

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The Agent's Guide: How Parallel Vote Tallying Works at the Polling Station
The Agent's Guide: How Parallel Vote Tallying Works at the Polling Station

Your agent has arrived at the polling station. The presiding officer has started the count. Votes are being tallied on t...

Sep 15, 2025 8 min 1,289
Five Years On: Remembering August 8, 2017 by the Numbers
Five Years On: Remembering August 8, 2017 by the Numbers

19.6 million registered voters. 8 presidential candidates. 10,667 KIEMS kits. One Supreme Court annulment. August 8, 201...

Aug 31, 2025 4 min 5,073
The ORPP Agents Quick Guide: Why Every Party Official in Kenya Needs This Document
The ORPP Agents Quick Guide: Why Every Party Official in Kenya Needs This Document

The ORPP Agents Quick Guide (June 2022) is mandatory reading for every party official, candidate, and polling agent in K...

Jun 01, 2025 7 min 10,739
Parallel Vote Tallying: Why Agents Photograph Form 34A and How Votrack Helps
Parallel Vote Tallying: Why Agents Photograph Form 34A and How Votrack Helps

Parallel Vote Tallying (PVT) allows parties to independently verify official results by collecting station-level data fr...

May 20, 2025 8 min 4,067
What IEBC Expects from Polling Agents: Training, Conduct, and Responsibilities
What IEBC Expects from Polling Agents: Training, Conduct, and Responsibilities

The IEBC expects polling agents to attend training, arrive by 5AM, remain objective, sign statutory forms, avoid campaig...

May 05, 2025 7 min 7,402
KIEMS Kit and Biometric Voter Verification: What Agents Need to Know
KIEMS Kit and Biometric Voter Verification: What Agents Need to Know

The Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kit is the technological backbone of modern Kenyan elections. It...

Apr 20, 2025 7 min 7,625
The Electoral Code of Conduct in Kenya: What Every Agent and Candidate Must Follow
The Electoral Code of Conduct in Kenya: What Every Agent and Candidate Must Follow

Kenya's Electoral Code of Conduct binds all candidates, parties, and their agents. It mandates respect for opponents, no...

Apr 05, 2025 6 min 4,984
The Agent Communication Hierarchy: How Election Results Flow from Station to Headquarters
The Agent Communication Hierarchy: How Election Results Flow from Station to Headquarters

Kenya's election agent communication hierarchy has four tiers: Polling Station Agent, Constituency Chief Agent, County C...

Mar 22, 2025 6 min 808
County and National Tallying: The Final Steps to Declaring Kenya's Election Results
County and National Tallying: The Final Steps to Declaring Kenya's Election Results

After constituency tallying, results flow upward to county and national levels. At the county level, Governor, Senator,...

Mar 08, 2025 6 min 4,462
Constituency Tallying in Kenya: How Results Move from Stations to Declaration
Constituency Tallying in Kenya: How Results Move from Stations to Declaration

At the constituency tallying center, the Returning Officer receives forms from every polling station, verifies seals and...

Feb 22, 2025 6 min 320
Packaging and Delivery of Election Materials After Counting in Kenya
Packaging and Delivery of Election Materials After Counting in Kenya

Once counting ends at a Kenyan polling station, materials must be packaged in tamper-proof envelopes and delivered to th...

Feb 08, 2025 7 min 2,435
What Agents Must Do During Counting: A Practical Checklist
What Agents Must Do During Counting: A Practical Checklist

A practical 15-point checklist for party agents during vote counting at Kenyan polling stations: from verifying your app...

Jan 25, 2025 7 min 9,673