Kenya Election Insights

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

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Election Logistics 2022: Moving 300,000 Staff and 48 Million Ballots
Election Logistics 2022: Moving 300,000 Staff and 48 Million Ballots

The 2022 election required deploying 300,000 staff to 46,229 polling stations, printing 48 million ballot papers, distri...

May 16, 2023 5 min 8,967
Counting Irregularities: 15 Constituencies Where Results Were Contested
Counting Irregularities: 15 Constituencies Where Results Were Contested

The 2022 election generated over 200 election petitions, but some constituencies stood out for the severity of their cou...

Dec 12, 2022 4 min 5,739
Polling Station Disputes 2022: When Results Were Announced Before Counting Finished
Polling Station Disputes 2022: When Results Were Announced Before Counting Finished

The 2022 election saw disputes at hundreds of polling stations — from premature result announcements to agent exclusion...

Dec 05, 2022 6 min 10,950
How IEBC Managed 46,229 Polling Stations on a Single Day
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...

Nov 18, 2022 5 min 6,671
Election Observers in 2022: What International Monitors Actually Found
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...

Nov 15, 2022 4 min 7,372
Election Day Violence Map: Where Kenya's Hotspots Were in 2022
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...

Nov 08, 2022 3 min 8,421
Rejected Ballots in 2022: 246,000 Votes That Never Counted
Rejected Ballots in 2022: 246,000 Votes That Never Counted

In an election decided by 233,211 votes, the 246,232 rejected presidential ballots represent a democratic tragedy. Who w...

Oct 18, 2022 4 min 4,874
KIEMS Kit Failures on Election Day 2022: A County-by-County Breakdown
KIEMS Kit Failures on Election Day 2022: A County-by-County Breakdown

Kenya invested KES 8 billion in KIEMS kits to ensure biometric voter identification and electronic results transmission....

Aug 25, 2022 4 min 9,077