Matokeo ya Uchaguzi Kenya 2022: Kenya Election Results

Baba dhidi dhidi ya ‘Hustler’ | Raila Odinga vs William Ruto

The two opponents in the presidential race are experienced politicians.

Mr Odinga, 77, – a long-time opposition leader, nicknamed Baba (“father”), is running for the presidency for the fifth time. Mr Ruto, 55, who has tried to emphasize his relationship with ordinary Kenyans by calling himself a “hustler”, is running for the post for the first time.

Two other candidates – David Mwaure and George Wajackoya – are also in the race.

Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta is backing Mr Odinga, his rival-turned-ally, to succeed him, after falling out with Mr Ruto.

To win the presidential race in the first round, a candidate needs to:

More than half of all votes cast across the country at least 25% of the votes cast in at least 24 counties.
After counting the votes, local officials take a photo of the final tally sheet and send the photo to constituencies and national tallying centers.

The media, political parties and civil society organizations have been compiling their calculations using these final results announced in more than 40,000 polling stations.

But only the electoral commission can announce the winner of the presidential election after verifying the physical and digital forms sent to the national counting center.

What do Kenya’s neighbors say about this election?

The media, political parties and civil society organizations have been compiling their calculations using these final results announced in more than 40,000 polling stations.

But only the electoral commission can announce the winner of the presidential election after verifying the physical and digital forms sent to the national counting center.

Other issues that sparked debate that have been seen as a lesson for other East African countries are freedom of expression, freedom of party agents and candidates for various positions.

Avoidance of social networks | Kutobinywa kwa Vyombo vya Habari

The situation has been different in Kenya and erase the perception that the control of the networks is a common thing in some African countries, where the governments have been turning off the internet from time to time or blocking social networks.

Activists to defend rights in digital say it is compressing information, but governments claim it helps to strengthen security, in Kenya the situation has been very different from what was supposed.

Throughout the campaign, voting and even now that the votes have continued to be counted in Kenya, social networks have been continuously used by Kenyans, which has attracted the attention of many who follow the Kenyan elections closely.