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 5,548
The 2022 Results Transmission Timeline: From Polling Station to Bomas
The 2022 Results Transmission Timeline: From Polling Station to Bomas

The journey of Kenya's 2022 presidential results from 46,229 polling stations to the national tallying center at Bomas o...

May 10, 2023 6 min 6,317
The Final IEBC Tally: Breaking Down Form 34C Number by Number
The Final IEBC Tally: Breaking Down Form 34C Number by Number

The Form 34C is where Kenya's presidential election officially ends. We break down every line item on the 2022 declarati...

May 08, 2023 3 min 948
Constituency Returning Officers: The Unsung Decision-Makers of 2022
Constituency Returning Officers: The Unsung Decision-Makers of 2022

Kenya's 290 constituency returning officers are the critical link between polling station results and the national tally...

Apr 22, 2023 7 min 840
The 2022 Party List: How Proportional Representation Seats Were Allocated
The 2022 Party List: How Proportional Representation Seats Were Allocated

Kenya's party list system allocates nominated seats in the National Assembly, Senate, and County Assemblies to ensure co...

Apr 10, 2023 5 min 5,801
How Ballot Paper Design Affected Rejected Votes in 2022
How Ballot Paper Design Affected Rejected Votes in 2022

In an election decided by 233,000 votes, the 113,614 rejected presidential ballots were not trivial. Analysis of rejecte...

Mar 20, 2023 6 min 7,749
Diaspora Voting 2022: The Promise That Was Never Delivered
Diaspora Voting 2022: The Promise That Was Never Delivered

Despite a constitutional right to vote, an estimated 3 million Kenyans living abroad were unable to participate in the 2...

Mar 20, 2023 5 min 7,108
Kenya's 1,882 Seats: The Complete Statistical Portrait of 2022
Kenya's 1,882 Seats: The Complete Statistical Portrait of 2022

In 2022, Kenya held elections for 1 president, 47 governors, 47 senators, 47 women representatives, 290 MPs, and 1,450 M...

Feb 08, 2023 4 min 4,920
The 2022 Campaign Timeline: From Party Primaries to Inauguration Day
The 2022 Campaign Timeline: From Party Primaries to Inauguration Day

A chronological reconstruction of Kenya's 2022 election cycle: party primaries marred by violence, coalition formation c...

Jan 15, 2023 5 min 11,403
Lessons From 2022: Ten Things Kenya's Election Got Right
Lessons From 2022: Ten Things Kenya's Election Got Right

Amid the drama and petitions, Kenya's 2022 general election achieved several milestones worth celebrating. From biometri...

Jan 15, 2023 4 min 6,911
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
Data Integrity in 2022: How the Results Verification Process Actually Worked
Data Integrity in 2022: How the Results Verification Process Actually Worked

From the moment a presiding officer finishes counting ballots to the moment the IEBC chairperson declares results at Bom...

Dec 12, 2022 5 min 5,485