General elections were held in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 on 6 December 1969, the first since independence in 1963. The country had become a de facto one-party state after President Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....

 had banned the Kenya African People's Union on 30 October, with Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union

Kenya African National Union

The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 being the sole party to participate in the election.

600 KANU candidates stood for the 158 seats in the newly unicameral

Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...

 National Assembly

National Assembly of Kenya

The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

, with 77 incumbents defeated. Voter turnout was 44.6%. Following the election, a further 12 members were appointed by Kenyatta.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Kenya African National Union Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...	1,687,734	100	158
Appointed members
12
Total	1,687,734	100	170
Source: Nohlen et al