Electoral system for national legislature

1969 Constitution of Kenya, Amended in 1991

Article 32
Election of elected members

32.1 Kenya shall be divided into constituencies in accordance with section 42, and each constituency shall elect one elected member to the National Assembly in such manner as, subject to this Constitution, may be prescribed by or under any law.

The 1992 elections was the first election to be conducted in a multi-party democracy. The first-past-the-post system used was carried over from Kenya’s colonial days and involved the division of the country into constituencies of roughly equal population size responsible for the election of a single member of parliament required with a simple majority of votes.

Additionally, there are 12 reserved spots for special interest groups. These seats are nominated proportionally by a party list system. These seats give underrepresented groups such as the disabled and the youth in the political system.  However, allocation of these seats have been historically inconsistent and disproportionate.