Kenya Election Insights

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

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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 9,642
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 4,081
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 7,168
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 8,189
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 2,937
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 1,930
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 7,961
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 5,739
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 10,951
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 11,349
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 4,046
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 6,671