Kenya Election Insights

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

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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 8,388
2022 County Spotlight: Kisumu and Homa Bay — Odinga’s Lakeside Fortress
2022 County Spotlight: Kisumu and Homa Bay — Odinga’s Lakeside Fortress

Kisumu (97.45% Odinga) and Homa Bay (98.93% Odinga) were the two most lopsided counties in the entire 2022 election. Wit...

Jul 31, 2025 4 min 7,732
2022 County Spotlight: Elgeyo/Marakwet — Ruto’s Home Turf at 96.86%
2022 County Spotlight: Elgeyo/Marakwet — Ruto’s Home Turf at 96.86%

Elgeyo/Marakwet County gave William Ruto 160,033 votes (96.86%) in 2022. The late Raila Odinga managed just 4,893 votes...

Jul 23, 2025 4 min 9,711
2022 County Spotlight: Siaya — 98.60% for the late Raila, the Ultimate Stronghold
2022 County Spotlight: Siaya — 98.60% for the late Raila, the Ultimate Stronghold

Siaya County gave the late Raila Odinga 371,092 votes out of 376,354 valid votes — a staggering 98.60%. William Ruto rec...

Jul 15, 2025 5 min 4,999
2022's Closest Races: Where a Few Hundred Votes Changed Everything
2022's Closest Races: Where a Few Hundred Votes Changed Everything

Kenya's 2022 election produced some of the tightest margins in the country's multiparty history. At the presidential lev...

Jun 07, 2025 6 min 6,778
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 10,940
2022 County Spotlight: Murang’a — 81.68% for Ruto in Kenyatta’s Backyard
2022 County Spotlight: Murang’a — 81.68% for Ruto in Kenyatta’s Backyard

Murang’a County gave William Ruto 343,349 votes (81.68%) in 2022, one of the strongest showings in Mt. Kenya. This from...

Apr 23, 2025 5 min 2,401
Kenyans Abroad: Diaspora Voting Grew from 2,637 to 10,443 Voters
Kenyans Abroad: Diaspora Voting Grew from 2,637 to 10,443 Voters

Kenya's diaspora voter roll grew nearly fourfold from 2013 to 2022. What started as a small pilot in 5 African countries...

Apr 15, 2025 5 min 5,739
2022 County Spotlight: Mombasa — The County Where Only 43% Voted
2022 County Spotlight: Mombasa — The County Where Only 43% Voted

With 642,362 registered voters and a turnout of just 43.76%, Mombasa recorded the lowest turnout of any major Kenyan cou...

Apr 07, 2025 5 min 6,546
2022 County Spotlight: Kiambu — From Kenyatta Country to Ruto Territory
2022 County Spotlight: Kiambu — From Kenyatta Country to Ruto Territory

Kiambu County, home to the Kenyatta dynasty and Kenya’s second-largest electorate at 1.28 million voters, flipped from K...

Mar 22, 2025 5 min 1,220
Presidential Strongholds: Where 90%+ of Voters Chose One Candidate
Presidential Strongholds: Where 90%+ of Voters Chose One Candidate

Kenyan presidential elections are decided in a handful of swing counties. But the story starts in the strongholds, where...

Mar 14, 2025 5 min 4,607
2022's Historic Low Turnout: Only 64.77% of Registered Voters Showed Up
2022's Historic Low Turnout: Only 64.77% of Registered Voters Showed Up

Kenya's 2022 general election recorded a turnout of just 64.77% — a dramatic 13-point plunge from 78% in 2017. Out of 22...

Feb 07, 2025 5 min 2,293