Kenya Election Insights

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

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Counting Irregularities: 15 Constituencies Where Results Were Contested
Counting Irregularities: 15 Constituencies Where Results Were Contested

The 2022 election generated over 200 election petitions, but some constituencies stood out for the severity of their cou...

Dec 12, 2022 4 min 6,673
Polling Station Disputes 2022: When Results Were Announced Before Counting Finished
Polling Station Disputes 2022: When Results Were Announced Before Counting Finished

The 2022 election saw disputes at hundreds of polling stations — from premature result announcements to agent exclusion...

Dec 05, 2022 6 min 11,718
Voter Registration vs Turnout: The 2022 County Disconnect
Voter Registration vs Turnout: The 2022 County Disconnect

Analysis of the gap between voter registration and actual turnout across all 47 counties in 2022. While the national ave...

Nov 28, 2022 5 min 11,605
IEBC Under Siege: How the 2022 Election Exposed Institutional Weakness
IEBC Under Siege: How the 2022 Election Exposed Institutional Weakness

A commission split 4-3 on results. Commissioners holding rival press conferences. A chairman physically accosted during...

Nov 22, 2022 4 min 6,506
How IEBC Managed 46,229 Polling Stations on a Single Day
How IEBC Managed 46,229 Polling Stations on a Single Day

On August 9, 2022, IEBC operated 46,229 polling stations across Kenya. This deep dive covers the logistics of staffing 3...

Nov 18, 2022 5 min 3,257
Election Observers in 2022: What International Monitors Actually Found
Election Observers in 2022: What International Monitors Actually Found

The EU, AU, Commonwealth, and domestic observer groups all filed detailed reports on Kenya's 2022 election. What they ac...

Nov 15, 2022 4 min 847
The KIEMS Kit Success Story: 97% of Voters Verified Biometrically in 2022
The KIEMS Kit Success Story: 97% of Voters Verified Biometrically in 2022

The Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits verified 97% of all voters biometrically in 2022. With 46,2...

Nov 14, 2022 6 min 6,932
The Form 34A Saga: Why Polling Station Results Forms Became the Most Contested Document
The Form 34A Saga: Why Polling Station Results Forms Became the Most Contested Document

Form 34A is a single piece of paper: the polling station result form. Yet in 2022, these 46,229 documents became the cen...

Nov 08, 2022 6 min 3,508
The Whistle-Blower IEBC Commissioners: Juliana Cherera and the Minority Report
The Whistle-Blower IEBC Commissioners: Juliana Cherera and the Minority Report

On August 15, 2022, IEBC Vice Chair Juliana Cherera and three other commissioners broke ranks with Chairman Wafula Chebu...

Oct 30, 2022 6 min 4,447
The Servers Controversy: Real-Time Results Transmission in 2022
The Servers Controversy: Real-Time Results Transmission in 2022

The 2022 results transmission system was Kenya's most advanced yet — KIEMS kits, 4G backup, and real-time portal uploads...

Sep 28, 2022 4 min 4,285
Election Night Timeline: A Minute-by-Minute Account of August 9, 2022
Election Night Timeline: A Minute-by-Minute Account of August 9, 2022

From the moment polls closed at 5pm on August 9, 2022, Kenya entered a 96-hour limbo. The IEBC's results transmission sy...

Sep 15, 2022 6 min 4,465
The 2022 Supreme Court Petition: What the Judges Said and Why It Matters
The 2022 Supreme Court Petition: What the Judges Said and Why It Matters

Raila Odinga's petition challenging Ruto's victory was the third presidential election petition in Kenya's history. The...

Sep 06, 2022 4 min 9,467