Kenya Election Insights

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

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Youth Candidates vs Youth Winners: The 9.2% Success Rate
Youth Candidates vs Youth Winners: The 9.2% Success Rate

In 2017, 3,428 youth candidates ran for elective office in Kenya. Only 314 won — a 9.2% success rate. But the gender bre...

Mar 07, 2025 4 min 5,112
Youth Power: 51% of Registered Voters Were Under 35 in 2017
Youth Power: 51% of Registered Voters Were Under 35 in 2017

By 2017, youth voters (under 35) made up 51% of Kenya's registered voters — up from 46% in 2013. That is over 10 million...

Feb 28, 2025 3 min 10,950
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
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
Voter Turnout Crisis: Why 5 Million Registered Voters Stayed Home in 2022
Voter Turnout Crisis: Why 5 Million Registered Voters Stayed Home in 2022

Kenya's 2022 voter turnout of 65.4% marked a troubling decline from 2013's 85.9%. Nearly 8 million registered voters sta...

Oct 02, 2022 3 min 11,509