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Explainer: How the Kenyan President is elected

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Kenyan elections are never about substance. There is never a thorough diagnosis of the country’s biggest problems.

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By  Eric Matara

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

In Kenya, the President is elected directly by registered voters through a secret ballot in a General Election held every five years on the second Tuesday of August, according to the Constitution.

"Presidential elections shall be held on the same day as a General Election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in the fifth year," states Article 136(2) of the Constitution.

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