Kenya Election Insights

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

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8 Provinces, 210 Seats, One Winner-Take-All Presidency
8 Provinces, 210 Seats, One Winner-Take-All Presidency

A deeper 2007 brief built from validated project data points: presidential totals, parliamentary seat split, petition ba...

Aug 10, 2025 2 min 1,749
From Violence to Reform: How 2007 Led to Kenya's New Constitution
From Violence to Reform: How 2007 Led to Kenya's New Constitution

The 2007-2008 post-election crisis killed approximately 1,500 Kenyans and displaced over 600,000. The Waki Commission in...

Apr 08, 2025 8 min 5,237
From 210 MPs to 8 Provinces: How the Old Electoral System Worked
From 210 MPs to 8 Provinces: How the Old Electoral System Worked

Kenya's pre-2010 constitution electoral system was radically different from what exists today. The country was divided i...

Feb 20, 2025 7 min 1,733
The 2022 Party List: How Proportional Representation Seats Were Allocated
The 2022 Party List: How Proportional Representation Seats Were Allocated

Kenya's party list system allocates nominated seats in the National Assembly, Senate, and County Assemblies to ensure co...

Apr 10, 2023 5 min 5,800
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 7,107