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Kenya

Capital
Nairobi
First surveyed in
2003
Population
53.77 million

Kenya has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024. Surveys are conducted in English, Kiswahili, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kimeru, Kisii, Luhya, Luo, Somali, and Turkana. The national partner is the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi. IDS is also the core partner for the East Africa region. 

Key stats

Data from the Round 10 survey in Kenya
77 %
Kenyans say many political parties are needed to give voters real choices.
70 %
Kenyans say East Africans should be able to move freely across international borders in order to trade or work in other countries.
77 %
citizens support regular, open, and honest elections as the best way to choose their political leaders.