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Reading a Margin: Why the Vote Gap Alone Tells You Nothing
A margin of 120 votes can be a landslide or a coin toss. On its own the number is meaningless, and there are three things you have to compare it against before it means anything.
When Your Agent Is Refused a Copy of the Results Form
Your agent is entitled to a copy of the results form for their stream. What they do in the ten minutes after being told no decides whether you have evidence or a grievance.
The 48 Hours After the Polls Close Are Where Campaigns Fall Apart
Campaigns lose in the two days after voting more often than they admit. The team disperses, the documents scatter, and somebody says something that cannot be taken back.
How a Kenyan Election Petition Works, From Filing to Judgment
*Updated 2 October 2026.* An election petition is the only lawful route to overturning a declared result in Kenya. Not a press conference. Not a protest. Not a letter to the IEBC. A court, a pleadin...
What Disqualifies a Kenyan Candidate, Before and After Nomination
Two clocks run on a Kenyan candidacy. One can stop you reaching the ballot, and one can undo a result after you have won it. Most disqualifications are administrative, and almost all of them are avoidable.
The Form at the Polling Station, Not the Announcement, Is the Record
Announcements are made from documents. The documents are made in polling stations. Everything a campaign will ever be able to prove about an election result was written down before the announcement existed.