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Governor Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 6)
Governor Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 6)

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

Jun 05, 2025 2 min 10,122
Member of the County Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 5)
Member of the County Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 5)

A data-backed legal risk brief for Member of the County Assembly campaigns: filings trend, success rate, and prevention...

May 29, 2025 2 min 8,092
Member of the National Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 4)
Member of the National Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 4)

A data-backed legal risk brief for Member of the National Assembly campaigns: filings trend, success rate, and preventio...

May 22, 2025 2 min 991
County Women Member to the National Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 3)
County Women Member to the National Assembly Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 3)

A data-backed legal risk brief for County Women Member to the National Assembly campaigns: filings trend, success rate,...

May 15, 2025 2 min 4,142
Senator Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 2)
Senator Petitions: What the Numbers Teach Campaigns Before 2027 (Part 2)

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

May 08, 2025 2 min 5,090
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 558
The Senate Race: 47 Seats, 9 Parties, and Zero Successful Petitions
The Senate Race: 47 Seats, 9 Parties, and Zero Successful Petitions

In 2017, nine political parties shared 47 senate seats. Jubilee took 24, ODM won 13, and the rest were split among seven...

Apr 30, 2025 4 min 1,574
The Role of Parallel Vote Tallying in Ensuring Election Integrity
The Role of Parallel Vote Tallying in Ensuring Election Integrity

When the 2022 presidential election was decided by 233,211 votes across 46,229 polling stations, the difference between...

Mar 31, 2025 7 min 11,830
The 2017 Supreme Court Annulment: What the Numbers Say
The 2017 Supreme Court Annulment: What the Numbers Say

On 1st September 2017, Kenya's Supreme Court annulled the presidential election — the first such ruling in African histo...

Dec 22, 2024 4 min 12,001
Election Petitions: From 36 in 2007 to 446 in 2017 — A 1,138% Increase
Election Petitions: From 36 in 2007 to 446 in 2017 — A 1,138% Increase

In 2007, only 36 election petitions were filed in Kenyan courts. By 2013, that number jumped to 188. Then in 2017, it ex...

Dec 14, 2024 5 min 6,624
2017 August Presidential Results: Kenyatta vs Odinga County-by-County
2017 August Presidential Results: Kenyatta vs Odinga County-by-County

Uhuru Kenyatta won the August 2017 presidential election with 8,203,290 votes (54.27%) against Raila Odinga's 6,762,224...

Nov 07, 2024 4 min 10,000
The 2013 Presidential Race: Kenyatta Won by 0.07% Above the 50%+1 Threshold
The 2013 Presidential Race: Kenyatta Won by 0.07% Above the 50%+1 Threshold

The 2013 presidential election was the closest to the constitutional threshold in Kenya's history. Uhuru Kenyatta secure...

Oct 22, 2024 4 min 1,332