Elections in Kenya

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Elections in Kenya gives information on election and election results in Kenya.

Kenya elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly or Bunge has 224 members, 210 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 12 members appointed and 2 ex officio members. Kenya has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties c.q. coalitions, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

1 Latest elections
2 Past elections
3 See also
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Summary of the 27 December 2002 Kenyan presidential **election results**
Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Emilio Mwai Kibaki - National Rainbow Coalition		61.3
Uhuru Kenyatta - Kenya African National Union		20.2
Simeon Nyachae - Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People		5.9
James Orengo - Social Democratic Party		0.4
David Ng'ethe - Chama Cha Uma		0.1
Total (turnout 56.1 %)
Source: Source: Daily Nation

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Summary of the 27 December 2002 National Assembly of Kenya **election results**
Parties		%	Direct seats	Women seats	Total seats
National Rainbow Coalition	Liberal Democratic Party	56.1	59	7	132
	Democratic Party		39
	Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya		21
	National Party of Kenya		6
Kenya African National Union		29.0	64	4	68
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People		.	14	1	15
Sisi Kwa Sisi		.	2		2
Safina		.	2		2
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Asili		.	2		2
Shirikisho Party of Kenya		.	1		1
Ex officio members			2		2
Total (turnout 56.1 %)			212	12	224
Source: Daily Nation and electionguide.org.