At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Kenya

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI
• Head of Government: President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI
• Assembly: Kenya has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 224 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by qualified plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.*
• In the National Assembly (Bunge), 210 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies, 12 members are appointed by the president and 2 members are reserved ex officio.

* In addition to receiving the largest number of votes in absolute terms, the presidential candidate must also win 25% or more of the vote in at least five of Kenya's seven provinces and one area to avoid a runoff.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Mwai KIBAKI*
  • Party: National Rainbow Coalition (NARC)
• Uhuru KENYATTA
  • Party: Kenya National African Union (KANU)
• Simeon NYACHAE
  • Party: Forum for the Restoration of Democracy

Population and registered voters:

• Population: 32,691,980 (2002)
• Registered Voters: 10,451,150 (2002)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 16,377,104 (2002)

·         Is Kenya a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Kenya ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (9 March 1984)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 16 (National Assembly) (following the 2002 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 145 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Kenya a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Kenya ratified CRPD: Yes (19 May 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 4,903,797 (est.)