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Kenya’s Election Rounding Error

Kenya’s Election Rounding Error



When the official figures were announced in Kenya’s presidential election, it looked like the total percentage share of the vote for each candidate came to more than 100%. As this should not be possible, many wondered if up to 142,000 votes might be miscounted. We explore what turns out to be a simple mathematical misunderstanding of the numbers.


Published on 3 years, 4 months ago






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