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Political stability during each president's tenure

Every president since 1991, ranked by how the political stability changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

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#PresidentIn officeTotalPer yearChart
1Jubilee Uhuru Kenyatta 9 Apr 2013 – 13 Sep 2022 +8.8 points 2012 → 2022+0.9 points/yr
2UDA William Ruto 13 Sep 2022 – now −2.3 points 2022 → 2025−0.8 points/yr
3PNU Mwai Kibaki 30 Dec 2002 – 9 Apr 2013 −4.7 points 2002 → 2012−0.5 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_PV.SC): perceptions of the likelihood of political instability or politically motivated violence, terrorism included, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Kenya data · as of Sep 2026.

Sources: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Economic Survey: wage employment and earnings; quarterly national accounts and consumer prices via the IMF; Continuous Household Survey via ILOSTAT), Central Bank of Kenya (exchange rate, via the IMF), IMF (World Economic Outlook: government debt), World Bank (GDP before 2009, population, access to electricity), ILO, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; presidents checked against the official lists. Every chart is indexed to the office-holder's first day. Correlation is not credit. CreditsPrivacy