Kenya Diaspora Survey 2016 Dr. Beth Elise Whitaker Associate Professor Department of Political Science and Public Administration University of North Carolina at Charlotte bwhitaker@uncc.edu
Age of survey respondents 25-34 28% 18-24 4% 35-44 36% 65 and above 3% 55-64 9% 45-54 20%
Gender of survey respondents Female 23% Male 77%
Education level Graduate degree 52% Primary School 1% Secondary School 5% Two-year college degree or Three- or four- year diploma university degree 17% 25%
Country of residence United Kingdom 8% Japan 7% United States of America Uganda 33% 6% China 5% Canada 5% South Sudan 3% Netherlands 2% Tanzania Nigeria 2% 2% Other non-African Other African 18% 9%
How often do you return to Kenya? Once per year 27% Once every 2-3 years 23% Once every 4+ years 7% I have not returned to Kenya since I moved More than once per year away. 31% 12%
How often do you communicate with people in Kenya? A few times a week 26% A few times a month 7% Every day Once per month 65% 1% Less than once per month 1%
How often do you send money to people in Kenya? Several times per year 26% Every month Once per year 51% 2% Less than once per year 8% Every week 13%
Level of interest in public affairs Very interested 65% Interested 22% Slightly interested Not at all interested 11% 2%
Most important source of news from Kenya Internet 87% Telephone 2% Word of mouth 1% Newspaper 5% Television 4% Radio 1%
Which media source do you access most? 84.70% 67.44% 43.06% 14.59% 9.96% 4.27% NATION STANDARD CITIZEN MWAKILISHI JAMBO SPOT MRSEED
If you were able to vote, which position(s) would you want to vote for? 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00%100.00% PRESIDENT 94.15% GOVERNOR 79.71% SENATOR 64.17% MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 70.57% WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE 42.41% MEMBER OF COUNTY ASSEMBLY (MCA) 42.78% POLITICAL PARTY OFFICIALS 21.39%
Preferred diaspora voting method Internet 72% Mobile phone 10% By mail 4% In person 14%
How much do you trust electronic voting technologies? Not at all 6% A lot Slightly 27% 14% Fair 20% Moderate 33%
How much do you trust the current electoral system? A lot 11% Not at all 38% Somewhat 26% Slightly 25%
Who should manage elections for Kenyan diaspora? Embassy 12% Independent/ UN Body 25% Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) 19% Host Country Electoral Authority 13% Independent IEBC- appointee 16% Diaspora Volunteers 15%
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