Kenyan general election, 2002

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General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December, 2002.

Presidential election

e • d Summary of the 27 December 2002 Kenyan presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Emilio Mwai Kibaki - National Rainbow Coalition 3,647,658 61.3
Uhuru Kenyatta - Kenya African National Union 1,836,055 20.2
Simeon Nyachae - Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People 345,161 5.9
James Orengo - Social Democratic Party 24,568 0.4
David Ng'ethe - Chama Cha Uma 10,030 0.1
Total (turnout 56.1 %)  
Source: Daily Nation


Provincial results

Province Kibaki  % Kenyatta  % Nyachae  % Orengo  % Ng'ethe  % Registered Turnout
Central 701,916 68.9% 308,012 30.2% 4,441 0.4% 1,443 0.1% 2,053 0.2% 1,563,084 66.1%
Coast 228,915 62.7% 121,645 33.4% 11,716 3.2% 1,539 0.4% 823 0.2% 879,741 42.1%
Eastern 749,654 72.5% 270,225 26.1% 7,863 0.8% 3,509 0.3% 2,216 0.2% 1,734,209 60.9%
Nairobi 279,705 76.4% 76,001 20.8% 8,775 2.4% 891 0.2% 301 0.1% 884,135 42.0%
North Eastern 34,916 28.1% 83,358 67.1% 5,660 4.6% 297 0.2% 73 0.1% 216,336 57.8%
Nyanza 521,052 61.3% 64,471 7.6% 252,448 29.7% 9,620 1.1% 1,115 0.1% 1,555,986 55.6%
Rift Valley 624,501 43.2% 769,242 53.3% 45,145 3.1% 3,826 0.3% 1,624 0.1% 2,415,555 60.8%
Western 506,999 76.3% 143,101 21.5% 9,073 1.4% 3,443 0.5% 1,825 0.3% 1,202,104 57.1%
Source: Electoral Commission of Kenya

Parliamentary election

e • d Summary of the 27 December 2002 National Assembly of Kenya election results
Parties Votes % Direct seats Nominated Total seats
National Rainbow Coalition Liberal Democratic Party 56.1 59 7 132
Democratic Party 39
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya 21
National Party of Kenya 6
Kenya African National Union 29.0 64 4 68
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People . 14 1 15
Sisi Kwa Sisi . 2 2
Safina . 2 2
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Asili . 2 2
Shirikisho Party of Kenya . 1 1
Ex officio members 2 2
Total (turnout 56.1 %)   212 12 224
Source: Daily Nation and electionguide.org.
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