Kenya is a hybrid regime.

Hybrid regimes are nations or regions with regular electoral frauds, preventing them from being fair and free democracies. These nations commonly have governments that apply pressure on political opposition, non-independent judiciaries, widespread corruption, harassment and pressure placed on the media, anaemic rule of law,

5.05

Overall democracy score, recorded in 2021.

1.97

Increase in score from when last recorded in 2020.

Score breakdown

Kenya's best attribute is it's political participation which was scored at 6.67. On the contrary, it's worst attribute is it's electoral process and pluralism in which it scores 3.5. It also scores 5.63 in political culture, 5.36 in government functionality and 4.12 in civil liberties.

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