Democracy in Kenya

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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

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