ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Publication of Electoral Opinion Polls Act
5. Additional information required in published opinions
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
5. Additional information required in published opinions
(1)In addition to the information referred to in section 4, the following information must be provided in the case of a publication by means other than broadcasting─(a)the wording of the opinion poll questions in respect of which data is obtained;(b)the name and address of the sponsor of the opinion poll;(c)the name and address of the person or organization that conducted the opinion poll;(d)information about the methodology used to collect the data from which the opinion poll results were derived, including:(ii)the population from which the sample was drawn;(iii)the size of the initial sample;(e)the number of individuals who were asked to participate in the opinion poll and the numbers and respective percentages of them who participated in the opinion poll, refused to participate in the opinion poll or were ineligible to participate in the opinion poll;(f)the dates and time of the day of the interviews;(g)the method used to recalculate the data to take into account in the opinion poll the results of participants who expressed no opinion, were undecided or failed to respond to any or all of the opinion poll questions;(h)any weighting factors or normalization procedures used in deriving the results of the opinion poll;(i)the wording of the opinion poll questions; and(j)where applicable, the margins of error in respect of the data obtained.(2)A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) commits an offence.