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2022 County Spotlight: Nakuru — The Rift Valley Battleground
Nakuru County had 1,055,515 registered voters in 2022, making it the third-largest electorate after Nairobi and Kiambu....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...