Kenya vs Uganda: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Kenya and Uganda vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
91.1%
of 4,628 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.9% | 208 |
| 1970 | 88.9% | 929 |
| 1980 | 94.7% | 1,348 |
| 1990 | 89.6% | 654 |
| 2000 | 88.3% | 724 |
| 2010 | 91.6% | 764 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 89.4% | 821 |
| Nuclear weapons | 94.1% | 749 |
| Disarmament | 92.8% | 944 |
| Colonialism | 93.2% | 687 |
| Human rights | 88.3% | 872 |
| Economic development | 94.7% | 626 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Kenya | Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|
R/48/78 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, MIDDLE EAST | 1993-12-05 | no | yes |
R/47/139 HUMAN RIGHTS, CUBA | 1992-12-06 | yes | no |
R/44/40B ISRAEL, ACTIONS AGAINST | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
R/64/189 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2009-12-21 | yes | no |
R/59/199 nan | 2004-12-20 | yes | no |
R/58/245 Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed | 2003-12-23 | yes | no |
R/58/22 Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2003-12-03 | yes | no |
R/58/21 Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolutio | 2003-12-03 | yes | no |
R/50/33 SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC IMPEDIMENTS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/33/31B WESTERN SAHARA | 1978-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Kenya and Uganda vote together at the UN?
Kenya and Uganda voted the same way in 91.1% of 4,628 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Kenya and Uganda agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Kenya and Uganda largely agree: they voted the same way in 88.3% of 872 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Kenya and Uganda last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2009-12-21 Kenya voted "yes" and Uganda voted "no" on R/64/189 (INTERNATIONAL TRADE).