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Kenya

 Presidential Election  

 - Seat: 1

 - Term of office: 5 years

 

 Parliamentary Elections

 · Senate

 - Seats: 68

 - Term of office: 5 years

 · National Assembly

 - Seats: 350

 - Term of office: 5 years

 

 Election system 

 · Number of polling stations: 40,883

 · Opening and closing time of polling stations

  -  6 am and 5 pm respectively

 · Number of registered voters: 19,611,423 (2017 election)

 · Voter turnout: 79.51% (2017 presidential election)

 · Voting age: 18 

 - Presidential: two-round system, over 50% to win in the first round, as well as 25% in at least 24 counties

 - Parliamentary(National Assembly)

   1. 290 are elected in single-member constituencies.

   2. 47 are reserved for women and elected from single-member constituencies based on the 47 counties through First-past-the-post voting (FPTP). 

   3. The remaining 13 seats include 12 nominated by parties based on the number of seats and 1 speaker.

 - Parliamentary(Senate): 47 are elected from single-member constituencies based on the counties using FPTP.

 

 · Voting process 

   1. To be identified as a voter.

   2. Issue six stamped ballot papers.

   3. Mark the ballot papers.

   4. Cast vote in ballot boxes.

   5. Mark the left small finger with indelible ink. 

 

 · Counting process

   1. Manual Count in Polling Station: take each ballot out of the box one by one consecutively, and display it to the attending public witnesses.

   2. The presiding officer will publicly post​ the announced results at a conspicuous place at the polling station. 

   3. Winners will be announced at the Indipendent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. (IEBC)