Kenya Election Insights

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

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Governor Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 1)
Governor Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 1)

A data-backed legal risk brief for Governor campaigns: filings trend, success rate, and prevention strategy for 2027.

May 01, 2025 2 min 10,044
The Petition Success Rate: Only 12% of 2022 Election Challenges Won in Court
The Petition Success Rate: Only 12% of 2022 Election Challenges Won in Court

273 election petitions were filed after Kenya's 2022 elections, challenging results from MCA to presidential level. Only...

May 18, 2023 5 min 7,582
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 2,223
How the 2022 Election Was Different From Every One Before It
How the 2022 Election Was Different From Every One Before It

From the first deputy president to run as the opposition, to the first sitting president to campaign against his own dep...

Jan 10, 2023 4 min 4,129
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 6,506
The Form 34A Saga: Why Polling Station Results Forms Became the Most Contested Document
The Form 34A Saga: Why Polling Station Results Forms Became the Most Contested Document

Form 34A is a single piece of paper: the polling station result form. Yet in 2022, these 46,229 documents became the cen...

Nov 08, 2022 6 min 3,508
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 9,467