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Kenya
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The Rise of Edwin Sifuna and Why Ruto Still Can't Win the 2027 Election. Our July poll shows Ruto polling at 19.14%, down from 23.41% in March. Sifuna has seen a huge boost, going from 7.44% in March to 13.81% in July. 🧵
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And in other news. 😂
In other news…
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Kenya has an estimated 45 million Christians, 5.7 million Muslims, and 70,000 Hindus. An estimated 840,000 people have no religion.
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KNBS currently estimates the value of informal trade at the Busia and Malaba border points at KSh 11.6 million and KSh 15.5 million, respectively. This is the cumulative 14-day trade volume stimulated by the border points.
Kilifi in 25th position? Doubtful. Also Busia can't be way down there. The border activity...
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The average economic output per person in every county in Kenya, as measured by the Gross County Product (GCP) per Capita in 2024. 1 Nairobi City 850,332 2 Mombasa 530,747 3 Nyeri 339,903 4 Embu 334,159 5 Nakuru 322,040 6 Meru 319,393 7 Machakos 316,919 8 Nyandarua 308,006 9 Kiambu 303,248 10 Elgeyo Marakwet 299,331 11 Uasin Gishu 298,525 12 Lamu 292,807 13 Kisumu 292,183 14 Kirinyaga 282,454 15 Taita Taveta 265,649 16 Murang'a 263,200 17 Kericho 259,725 18 Nyamira 255,713 19 Nandi 243,602 20 Laikipia 235,801 21 Bomet 232,471 22 Trans Nzoia 227,725 23 Tharaka Nithi 225,923 24 Kisii 211,742 25 Kilifi 199,980 26 Narok 193,953 27 Kajiado 187,486 28 Vihiga 184,000 29 Kwale 175,289 30 Turkana 170,234 31 Marsabit 168,529 32 Bungoma 168,139 33 West Pokot 160,739 34 Homa Bay 159,822 35 Baringo 159,074 36 Kitui 157,776 37 Kakamega 155,285 38 Siaya 151,968 39 Makueni 151,078 40 Migori 145,156 41 Isiolo 142,993 42 Tana River 141,503 43 Busia 133,924 44 Samburu 125,400 45 Garissa 93,965 46 Mandera 89,903 47 Wajir 85,600
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Kenya Data & Stats retweeted
The share of Kenyan adults who use generative AI websites and apps like ChatGPT and Claude is at 8.7%.
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The share of Kenyan adults who use generative AI websites and apps like ChatGPT and Claude is at 8.7%.
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Kenya ranks at the bottom of the 2025 PISA exam. In 2025, Kenyan 15-year-olds were among those from 90 countries who sat the PISA exam. Our mean scores against the OECD average: 1. Math - 326 | OECD 463 2. Science - 335 | OECD 482 3. Reading - 320 | OECD 461 🧵
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Interestingly, high socioeconomic status did not confer major advantages in Kenya, with wealthier students scoring only 8 points higher than those from lower-SES backgrounds in science. In the OECD, the difference between the two groups (High SES vs Low SES) was 85 points.
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The dismal performance reflects previous findings such as: xitter.cf/Stats_Kenya/status/178…
How good is the Kenyan education system compared to other countries? The table below shows results from a large study that evaluated grade 4 pupils. Only 50% of the pupils could identify words, 26% could read a paragraph, 5% could multiply double digits, and only 1% could multiply triple digits.
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Population access to electricity in Kenya has slowed down tremendously. - Between 2023 and 2024, access to electricity grew by 0.8% only. - Compare this with 2020-2021, when access grew by 5%.
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A key flaw of the Affordable Housing Program is that it was based on figures and calculations that are more than 20 years old. Current evidence suggests zero justification for the 200,000 housing demand figure.
Kenya’s government now says the 1.5% housing levy, which raises about Sh6 billion a month, is not enough to build its target of 200,000 affordable homes every year.
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990,000 people living in Kenya in 2024 were born elsewhere, while 540,000 people born in Kenya were living abroad. - 40% of immigrants came from Somalia. - 28% Uganda - 12% Sudan - 4.1% DRC - 3.3% TZ - 3.1% Ethiopia - 1.4% Burundi
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Most Kenyans Support Cross Boarder Trade in the EAC. 70% of Kenyans agreed with the following statement: "People living in East Africa should be able to move freely across international borders in order to trade or work in other countries."
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The number of pupils on the school meals program has remained largely unchanged over the last three years. The initial promise was to raise the number of pupils in the program to 4 million.
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The correct debt picture: William Ruto Found: 8.7t Current: 13.02t Borrowed: 4.3t Duration: 4 yrs Rate: 1.08t/per year. Uhuru Kenyatta Found: 1.88t Left: 8.7t Borrowed: 6.8t Duration: 10 yrs Rate: 682B/yr
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Happy to see the chart in the background.
If the report is implemented, we will have a police service that will serve the country- Hon. David Maraga #Maraga27 @dkmaraga
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