Representation
Trends

Interactive charts tracking women's political representation across Kenya's election cycles - 1969 to 2022.

29
Women elected to NA (2022)
out of 290 dual-gender seats
47
County Women Reps (CWR)
guaranteed - one per county
6
Women Nominated to NA (2022)
nominated members
82
Total Women in Parliament
2022 - highest ever

Women Elected to National Assembly - 1969 to 2022

Excludes nominated/appointed members and County Women Representatives

2022 Women by Chamber

Elective and nominated women across all chambers

Elective vs Appointive (2022)

Proportion of women in elected vs nominated positions

Senate - Elected vs Nominated Women

The Senate was created by the 2010 Constitution - first elected in 2013

Download the Dataset

Full leadership data as CSV - suitable for research, journalism, and policy work. Cite as: Gender Resource Centre, CRAWN Trust (2026).