Kenya’s Election Rounding Error

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When the official figures were announced in Kenya’s presidential election, it looked like the total percentage share of the vote for each candidate came to more than 100%. As this should not be possible, many wondered if up to 142,000 votes might be miscounted. We explore what turns out to be a simple mathematical misunderstanding of the numbers. Reporters: Beverly Ochieng, Peter Mwai and Charlotte McDonald. Producer: Charlotte McDonald (Kenyan woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Kenya's general election August 9 2022. Credit: Luis Tato/Getty Images)