Kenya Election Insights

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

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Vote Buying in 2022: The Open Secret Everyone Knows But Nobody Stops
Vote Buying in 2022: The Open Secret Everyone Knows But Nobody Stops

Vote buying is illegal in Kenya. It's also ubiquitous. In 2022, cash distribution during campaigns reached industrial sc...

Mar 14, 2023 4 min 5,968
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 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 7,961
The Cost of Running for Office in 2022: Campaign Finance Data Exposed
The Cost of Running for Office in 2022: Campaign Finance Data Exposed

Kenya's 2022 elections were the most expensive in the country's history, with total campaign spending estimated at KES 1...

Nov 14, 2022 4 min 10,807
Governor Sakaja vs Igathe: The Most Expensive City Campaign in Kenyan History
Governor Sakaja vs Igathe: The Most Expensive City Campaign in Kenyan History

The 2022 Nairobi governor race between Johnson Sakaja (Kenya Kwanza) and Polycarp Igathe (Azimio) was the most expensive...

Oct 18, 2022 6 min 6,956
William Ruto's Hustler Narrative: How a Campaign Slogan Became a Movement
William Ruto's Hustler Narrative: How a Campaign Slogan Became a Movement

The 'hustler vs dynasty' framing was dismissed by pundits as populist nonsense. But Ruto's bottom-up economic model reso...

Oct 05, 2022 4 min 10,602