Kiambu may experience some level of electoral violence in 2017.
This comes after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) identified counties likely to be hit by election conflict and violence.
The Electoral Risk Mapping listed 17 counties as having high incidences of conflict including Tana River, Lamu, Kwale, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit and Isiolo.
Others in the category are Meru, Narok, Nakuru, Baringo, Nandi, Kisumu, Siaya, Homa-Bay and Migori.
IEBC noted that cattle rustling, terror attacks, protests and riots, ethnic clashes, violence and agro-pastoralism are the key forms of conflict in the areas.
The June analysis on threats of insecurity to the electoral process in Kenya shows Turkana, Samburu, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kiambu and Kilifi as areas of average incidences of conflict.
Counties with a low number of incidences of conflict are Kitui, Kajiado, Makueni, Taita Taveta and Embu.
IEBC communications and public affairs manager Andrew Limo said they had met different stakeholders to discuss ways to curb threats to election process.
The Electoral Risk Management Tool is developed with the help of International Institute of Democracy and Elections assist in identifying risk factors relevant in an electoral context and offer prevention and mitigation measures.
“This is a tool that was developed after realisation that despite the existence of early warning tools none had a specific focus on elections,” he said.
“Due to the Kenyan experience in 2007/2008 this was an opportunity to pilot the tool and Kenya became the first country where the tool was piloted during pre-election and election period.” Limo added.