Kenya Election Insights

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

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Age Demographics of 2022 Voters: Who Actually Showed Up at the Polls
Age Demographics of 2022 Voters: Who Actually Showed Up at the Polls

Kenya has one of the youngest electorates in the world — over 75% of the population is under 35. But in the 2022 electio...

Feb 09, 2023 6 min 7,376
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 Election in Africa's Context: How Kenya Compared to Continental Standards
The 2022 Election in Africa's Context: How Kenya Compared to Continental Standards

In 2022, Africa saw coups in Burkina Faso, flawed elections in Angola, and democratic backsliding across the Sahel. Keny...

Feb 08, 2023 4 min 3,485
Senator Races 2022: The Forgotten Contests That Shaped County Power
Senator Races 2022: The Forgotten Contests That Shaped County Power

Kenya's Senate races rarely make headlines, but the 2022 results gave Kenya Kwanza a Senate majority that has shaped eve...

Feb 06, 2023 3 min 7,009
Women Representative Winners 2022: County-by-County Margins
Women Representative Winners 2022: County-by-County Margins

A county-by-county breakdown of all 47 women representative races in 2022. With average winning margins of 11.3% and sev...

Jan 20, 2023 5 min 4,753
The Role of Social Media in 2022: WhatsApp, TikTok, and the New Campaign Trail
The Role of Social Media in 2022: WhatsApp, TikTok, and the New Campaign Trail

Kenya's 2022 election was the first where social media spending rivaled traditional media budgets. WhatsApp groups becam...

Jan 20, 2023 4 min 11,439
The Parallel Vote Tally: How Parties Ran Shadow Counts in 2022
The Parallel Vote Tally: How Parties Ran Shadow Counts in 2022

In the 2022 Kenyan election, both major coalitions deployed tens of thousands of party agents to independently tally res...

Jan 18, 2023 6 min 7,209
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
The Presidential Debate Effect: Did the 2022 Debates Change Any Votes?
The Presidential Debate Effect: Did the 2022 Debates Change Any Votes?

Kenya's 2022 presidential debates attracted millions of viewers and dominated social media for days. But polling data be...

Jan 12, 2023 5 min 3,197
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
Coast Region 2022: Joho's Exit, Nassir's Rise, and the Governor Musical Chairs
Coast Region 2022: Joho's Exit, Nassir's Rise, and the Governor Musical Chairs

The Coast region experienced a complete political reset in 2022. Every single governor was replaced. Joho left Mombasa,...

Jan 10, 2023 5 min 6,229