Kenya Election Insights

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

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2022 County Spotlight: Kericho and Bomet — The Kalenjin Heartland
2022 County Spotlight: Kericho and Bomet — The Kalenjin Heartland

Kericho (95.32% Ruto) and Bomet (95.27% Ruto) are the two most one-sided Ruto counties in Kenya. Together they delivered...

Feb 22, 2026 4 min 6,281
2022 County Spotlight: Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera — The Northeastern Bloc
2022 County Spotlight: Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera — The Northeastern Bloc

The three Northeastern counties — Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera — are often treated as a political bloc. But in 2022, they...

Feb 07, 2026 4 min 7,875
The Wajackoyah Factor: Did the Third Candidate Affect the 2022 Result?
The Wajackoyah Factor: Did the Third Candidate Affect the 2022 Result?

Professor George Wajackoyah's Roots Party captured 61,969 votes (0.44%) in the 2022 presidential election. With a Ruto-O...

Jan 31, 2026 6 min 5,748
From Kenyatta to Ruto: How Mt. Kenya's Vote Shifted in 2022
From Kenyatta to Ruto: How Mt. Kenya's Vote Shifted in 2022

Mt. Kenya's six core counties voted 92-99% for Kenyatta in 2017 and 73-85% for Ruto in 2022. The transfer worked, but th...

Jan 23, 2026 5 min 7,004
2022 County Spotlight: Turkana — High Stakes, Low Turnout in the North
2022 County Spotlight: Turkana — High Stakes, Low Turnout in the North

Turkana County combines extreme geography, limited infrastructure, and a politically engaged population into one of Keny...

Jan 15, 2026 4 min 4,538
2022 Election: The Complete County-by-County Results Map
2022 Election: The Complete County-by-County Results Map

The definitive county-by-county breakdown of Kenya's 2022 presidential election. William Ruto won 7,176,141 votes (50.49...

Jan 07, 2026 5 min 11,849
2025 Year in Review: 12 Data Insights That Defined Our Understanding of Kenyan Elections
2025 Year in Review: 12 Data Insights That Defined Our Understanding of Kenyan Elections

Over the past year, we have published over 40 data-driven articles covering every aspect of Kenya's elections from 2007...

Oct 31, 2025 5 min 3,358
2022 County Spotlight: Bungoma — Where Ruto Outperformed Expectations
2022 County Spotlight: Bungoma — Where Ruto Outperformed Expectations

Bungoma County was supposed to be Azimio territory. Western Kenya had traditionally voted with Odinga. But William Ruto...

Oct 15, 2025 5 min 8,001
Prison Voters: 7,483 Kenyans Voted from Behind Bars in 2022
Prison Voters: 7,483 Kenyans Voted from Behind Bars in 2022

In the 2022 general election, 7,483 Kenyans exercised their right to vote from 118 prison facilities across the country....

Oct 01, 2025 6 min 8,233
2022 County Spotlight: Machakos and Makueni — Kamba Country's Vote
2022 County Spotlight: Machakos and Makueni — Kamba Country's Vote

Machakos and Makueni counties delivered a decisive Kamba bloc vote for the late Raila Odinga in 2022. Machakos gave him...

Sep 23, 2025 5 min 1,981
2022 County Spotlight: Nakuru — The Rift Valley Battleground
2022 County Spotlight: Nakuru — The Rift Valley Battleground

Nakuru County had 1,055,515 registered voters in 2022, making it the third-largest electorate after Nairobi and Kiambu....

Aug 15, 2025 5 min 8,510
How 120,731 Election Observers Watched Kenya's 2022 Vote
How 120,731 Election Observers Watched Kenya's 2022 Vote

Kenya accredited 15,226 observer groups and deployed over 120,731 individual observers for the 2022 General Election. Ei...

Aug 07, 2025 6 min 11,225