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How IEBC Managed 46,229 Polling Stations on a Single Day
On August 9, 2022, IEBC operated 46,229 polling stations across Kenya. This deep dive covers the logistics of staffing 3...
Election Observers in 2022: What International Monitors Actually Found
The EU, AU, Commonwealth, and domestic observer groups all filed detailed reports on Kenya's 2022 election. What they ac...
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...
The KIEMS Kit Success Story: 97% of Voters Verified Biometrically in 2022
The Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits verified 97% of all voters biometrically in 2022. With 46,2...
The Luo Nyanza Turnout Machine: 93% for Raila and Still Not Enough
Luo Nyanza delivered extraordinary loyalty to Raila Odinga in 2022: 93-97% vote shares across Kisumu, Homa Bay, and Siay...
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...
Election Day Violence Map: Where Kenya's Hotspots Were in 2022
Kenya's 2022 election was largely peaceful — but not entirely. At least 40 incidents of election-related violence were d...
Senate 2022: How the County Delegations Shifted Power
The 2022 Senate elections gave Kenya Kwanza a narrow majority with 24 elected senators vs Azimio's 23. But the Senate's...
The MCA Bloodbath: How 80% of Incumbents Lost Their Ward Seats
Kenya's 2022 election saw a brutal purge of sitting MCAs, with approximately 80% of incumbents losing their seats. This...
Deputy President Race 2022: How Rigathi Gachagua Was Chosen
Before Gachagua, there was Mathira MP speculation, Kiharu's Ndindi Nyoro, and a dozen other Mt. Kenya names. How did a r...
Nairobi 2022: How the Capital's 2.2 Million Voters Split Their Tickets
Kenya's capital is the only county where voters routinely split their tickets across parties. In 2022, Nairobi's 2.2 mil...
The Whistle-Blower IEBC Commissioners: Juliana Cherera and the Minority Report
On August 15, 2022, IEBC Vice Chair Juliana Cherera and three other commissioners broke ranks with Chairman Wafula Chebu...