Kenya Election Insights

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

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The Independent Candidates of 2022: 5,000 Tried, 14 Won
The Independent Candidates of 2022: 5,000 Tried, 14 Won

Running without a party in Kenya is political suicide — unless you're Kawira Mwangaza. Of the 5,000+ independent candida...

Dec 15, 2022 4 min 11,408
The National Assembly Class of 2022: A Demographic Profile of 290 MPs
The National Assembly Class of 2022: A Demographic Profile of 290 MPs

A comprehensive demographic analysis of the 290 MPs elected to Kenya's National Assembly in 2022. The class is 90% male,...

Dec 15, 2022 5 min 6,015
Nandi and Uasin Gishu: Inside UDA's Two Fortress Counties
Nandi and Uasin Gishu: Inside UDA's Two Fortress Counties

Nandi and Uasin Gishu are the twin engines of UDA's electoral machine. In 2022, they delivered a combined net margin of...

Dec 14, 2022 5 min 545
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
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
The Gender Gap in 2022: Only 29 Women Won Parliamentary Seats
The Gender Gap in 2022: Only 29 Women Won Parliamentary Seats

Kenya's Constitution requires that no more than two-thirds of any elective body be of one gender. Twelve years after thi...

Dec 08, 2022 3 min 10,212
Women Governors 2022: The Seven Who Made It and What Their Counties Look Like
Women Governors 2022: The Seven Who Made It and What Their Counties Look Like

Kenya elected a record 7 women governors in 2022, up from 3 in 2017. This analysis profiles each winner, examines the co...

Dec 08, 2022 5 min 6,808
Governor Races 2022: 15 Counties Where the Winner Got Less Than 55%
Governor Races 2022: 15 Counties Where the Winner Got Less Than 55%

In 2022, fifteen governor races were won with less than 55% of the vote — margins so thin that voter mobilization or tur...

Dec 05, 2022 5 min 935
Network Coverage on Election Day 2022: Which Counties Had Connectivity Problems
Network Coverage on Election Day 2022: Which Counties Had Connectivity Problems

Network connectivity failures affected results transmission from at least 879 polling stations in the 2022 general elect...

Dec 05, 2022 6 min 7,898
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
The Youth Candidate Wave: Under-35s Who Ran for MCA in 2022
The Youth Candidate Wave: Under-35s Who Ran for MCA in 2022

Kenya's MCA race is where political careers begin, and in 2022, thousands of young candidates threw their hats in. The d...

Dec 01, 2022 4 min 7,962
First-Time Candidates Who Won in 2022: The Outsiders Who Beat the Odds
First-Time Candidates Who Won in 2022: The Outsiders Who Beat the Odds

In a political system dominated by money, incumbency, and ethnic arithmetic, 2022 saw a remarkable wave of first-time ca...

Nov 30, 2022 3 min 3,368