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.
Publications
Policy paper
PP100: Predicting protest participation: Insights from the year before Kenya’s 2024 anti-tax demonstrations
Dispatch
AD1120: Kenyans see health as a key priority for government action, endorse universal access
Dispatch
AD1115: Many Kenyans struggle to access vital public services, express dissatisfaction with delivery
News releases
News release
Majority of Kenyans lack medical aid coverage, cite its high cost
News release
Kenyans want police and courts to do more to protect women and girls against harassment and discrimination
News release
Kenyans who consider emigrating cite better work opportunities, economic hardship at home
