Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 4 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 5.11 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: =95 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 9 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | First past the post |
| Last Presidential Election | 2017 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2022 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
| System of appointment to legislature |
Lower Chamber: 290 single-seat constituencies, 47 women representatives, 12 represent party strength in the chamber, Upper Chamber: 47 elected senators and 20 nominated senators |
| Last Legislative Election |
2017 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2022 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower: 349
Upper: 67 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: reserved seats |
Results
| Last presidential election (2017) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | Re-run | |
| Uhuru Kenyatta | 54.17 | 98.26 |
| Raila Odinga* | 44.94 | 0.96 |
| Joseph Nyaga | 0.25 | 0.07 |
| Abduba Dida | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Ekuru Aukot | 0.18 | 0.28 |
| Japheth Kaluyu | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Cyrus Jirongo | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Michael Wainaina | 0.06 | 0.08 |
* Raila Odinga boycotted the re-run election.
| Last legislative election (2017) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Jubilee Party | 49.14 | 171 |
| Orange Democratic Movement | 21.84 | 76 |
| Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya | 6.61 | 23 |
| Amani National Congress | 4.02 | 14 |
| Kenya African National Union | 2.87 | 10 |
| FORD–Kenya | 3.45 | 12 |
| Chama Cha Uzalendo | 0.29 | 1 |
| Party of Development and Reforms | 1.15 | 4 |
| Economic Freedom Party | 1.44 | 5 |
| Maendeleo Chap Chap Party | 1.15 | 4 |
| Chama Cha Mashinani | 0.57 | 2 |
| Kenya National Congress | 0.57 | 2 |
| Kenya People’s Party | 0.57 | 2 |
| Peoples Democratic Party | 0.57 | 2 |
| Muungano Party | 0.29 | 1 |
| New Democrats | 0.29 | 1 |
| Party of National Unity | 0.29 | 1 |
| Democratic Party | 0.29 | 1 |
| Frontier Alliance Party | 0.29 | 1 |
| National Agenda Party | 0.29 | 1 |
| Independents | 4.02 | 14 |