Publication of Electoral Opinion Polls Act

4. Information required on publication

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

4. Information required on publication

(1)The first person who publishes the results of an electoral opinion poll during an electoral period and any other person who transmits those results to the public within twenty-four hours after they are first transmitted to the public must provide the following information together with the results:

(a)the name of the sponsor of the opinion poll;

(b)the name of the person or organization that conducted the opinion poll;

(c)the date on which or the period during which the opinion poll was conducted;

(d)the population from which the sample of respondents was drawn;

(e)the number of people who were contacted to participate in the opinion poll;

(f)the methodology used;

(g)the educational levels of the participants; and

(h)if applicable, the margin of error in respect of the data obtained.

(2)A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) commits an offence.

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Source: Kenya Law