2027 Kenyan general election

2027 Kenyan general election
by August 2027
Presidential election
Incumbent President

William Ruto
UDA



General elections are scheduled to be held in Kenya by August 2027. Voters will elect the president, and members of the National Assembly and Senate.[1][2][3]

Electoral system

The president of Kenya is elected using a modified version of the two-round system: to win in the first round, a candidate must receive over 50% of the vote nationally and 25% of the vote in at least 24 of Kenya's 47 counties.[4][5] If no candidate achieves this, a second round is held between the top two candidates, in which the candidate with the most votes wins.[6][7]

The National Assembly has 350 members, of which 290 are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. Of the remaining 60, 47 are reserved for women and are elected from single-member constituencies based on the 47 counties, also using the first-past-the-post system.[8] The remaining 13 seats include 12 nominated by political parties based on their number of seats and a speaker, elected by the assembly from outside of it as an ex officio member. The nominated members are reserved for youths, persons with disabilities and workers.[9]

The 68 members of the Senate are elected by four methods; 47 are elected in single-member constituencies based on the counties by first-past-the-post voting. Parties are then assigned a share of 16 seats for women, two for youth and two for persons with disabilities based on their seat share. A speaker is also elected as an ex officio member.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Kenyan General Election – Presidential, 2027". PoliGlobe. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Kenyan General Election – National Assembly, 2027". PoliGlobe. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Kenyan General Election – Senate, 2027". PoliGlobe. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ Presidential Candidates Kenya Diaspora Vote
  5. ^ Article 138 (4) Constitution of Kenya 2010
  6. ^ "Presidential Candidates – Kenyan Presidential Election, 2012". Kenya Diaspora Vote. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Constitution of Kenya – 138. Procedure at presidential election". KLRC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ^ Electoral system Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine IPU
  9. ^ About the National Assembly Archived 8 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine Parliament of Kenya
  10. ^ "Constitution of Kenya – 90. Allocation of party list seats". KLRC. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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