Kenya is a unitary presidential republic with 47 devolved counties under the 2010 constitution. President William Ruto, in office since 2022, pursues tax and market reforms, while the economy is known for mobile money and agriculture.
In the 12 Axes register, Kenya leans hardest on Progressive – Traditional: Traditional 83%; the register median is Traditional 68%.
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Where Kenya sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
47 counties with elected governors
Representative Democracy
Presidential and parliamentary elections every five years
Centrist
Courts active, protest policing contested
Non-Interventionist
Regional mediator, AU and EAC member
Neutral
Army with peacekeeping and anti-terror role
Centrist
Constitution recognises ethnic diversity
Economic Liberal
Market economy, mobile money leader
Markets
Privatisation and tax reform drive
Free Trade
EAC common market, AfCFTA member
Spiritual
Secular state, Christianity prominent
Traditionalist
Same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance on technology
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Kenya is at balanced 50%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Kenya is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Mandingoesque, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
