Kenya Election Insights

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

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MCA to MP: The Career Paths of Kenya's Rising Political Class in 2022
MCA to MP: The Career Paths of Kenya's Rising Political Class in 2022

Since devolution in 2013, Kenya's county assemblies have produced a new generation of politicians. In 2022, at least 47...

Jun 15, 2023 5 min 2,020
The MCA Electoral Map 2022: 1,450 Ward Races in One Visualization
The MCA Electoral Map 2022: 1,450 Ward Races in One Visualization

Kenya's 2022 MCA elections featured 25,468 candidates contesting 1,450 ward seats across 47 counties. With average margi...

Feb 14, 2023 5 min 9,611
The MCA Bloodbath: How 80% of Incumbents Lost Their Ward Seats
The MCA Bloodbath: How 80% of Incumbents Lost Their Ward Seats

Kenya's 2022 election saw a brutal purge of sitting MCAs, with approximately 80% of incumbents losing their seats. This...

Nov 03, 2022 6 min 912
The County Assembly Speaker Elections 2022: Behind-the-Scenes Power Plays
The County Assembly Speaker Elections 2022: Behind-the-Scenes Power Plays

After the dust settled on the August 2022 general election, a hidden battle erupted in all 47 county assemblies: the spe...

Oct 25, 2022 5 min 4,899