Kenya Election Insights

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

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Mombasa Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Mombasa Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Mombasa: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of 2...

May 25, 2026 2 min 3,801
Murang'a Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Murang'a Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Murang'a: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of...

May 19, 2026 2 min 10,397
Machakos Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Machakos Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Machakos: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of...

May 13, 2026 2 min 6,360
Meru Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Meru Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Meru: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of 2027...

May 07, 2026 2 min 5,751
Kakamega Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Kakamega Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Kakamega: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of...

May 01, 2026 2 min 8,253
Nakuru Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Nakuru Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Nakuru: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of 20...

Apr 25, 2026 2 min 3,733
Kiambu Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Kiambu Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Kiambu: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead of 20...

Apr 19, 2026 2 min 11,881
Nairobi City Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027
Nairobi City Rejected Ballot Watch: Where Ballot Quality Could Decide 2027

A county ballot-quality brief for Nairobi City: rejection rate, turnout context, and practical fixes for campaigns ahead...

Apr 13, 2026 2 min 2,424
2022 County Spotlight: Kakamega — Western Kenya’s Biggest Electorate
2022 County Spotlight: Kakamega — Western Kenya’s Biggest Electorate

With 844,709 registered voters, Kakamega County is Western Kenya's electoral heavyweight. Raila Odinga won it with 71.04...

May 23, 2025 5 min 10,941
2022 County Spotlight: Nairobi — 2.42 Million Voters, 12,869 Rejected Ballots
2022 County Spotlight: Nairobi — 2.42 Million Voters, 12,869 Rejected Ballots

Nairobi County had 2,416,551 registered voters in 2022 — the largest electorate in Kenya. Odinga won it with 767,395 vot...

Jan 23, 2025 6 min 8,043
Ballot Classification in Kenya: Valid, Rejected, Disputed, and Objected Votes
Ballot Classification in Kenya: Valid, Rejected, Disputed, and Objected Votes

The five categories of ballot classification in Kenyan elections: valid, rejected, rejection objected to, disputed, and...

Dec 15, 2024 5 min 758
Rejected Ballots: How Kenya Cut Spoiled Votes From 1.5% to 0.8%
Rejected Ballots: How Kenya Cut Spoiled Votes From 1.5% to 0.8%

Every election, thousands of Kenyan ballots get rejected. A stray mark, a vote for two candidates, an unclear intention....

Dec 07, 2024 4 min 2,173