Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 30/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 49.4/100 #117
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.563
- HDI
- 0.628
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Kenya | William Ruto |
| Deputy President of Kenya | Kithure Kindiki |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 4.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 28.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
15th pct
Rule of law (2023)
41th pct
Corruption control (2023)
24th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
39th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
38th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
42th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 30 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.563
- Liberal
- 0.446
- Participatory
- 0.335
- Deliberative
- 0.454
- Egalitarian
- 0.347
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 49.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #117 / 180
- Rank change
- -15 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #130
- 35.9
- Economic #146
- 31.8
- Legal #93
- 59.8
- Social #115
- 53.1
- Safety #108
- 66.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.4 | 117 | 35.9 | 31.8 | 59.8 | 53.1 | 66.4 |
| 2024 | 53.2 | 102 | 39.0 | 37.0 | 59.4 | 58.6 | 72.1 |
| 2023 | 51.2 | 116 | 49.2 | 40.5 | 66.8 | 56.3 | 43.0 |
| 2022 | 64.6 | 69 | 62.4 | 46.3 | 72.3 | 78.0 | 63.9 |
| 2021 | 66.4 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2020 | 66.3 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2019 | 67.6 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 69.2 | 96 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2017 | 68.8 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
| 2016 | 68.8 | 95 | - | - | - | - | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 67.9 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 65.3 |
| 2014 | 69.3 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 72.2 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 29.5 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 19.0 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 25.0 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 21.3 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 23.8 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 30.3 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 30.0 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - |