Youth leaders demand NYC polls postponement over voter education, portal failures

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 – Youth leaders from across Kenya have demanded the postponement of National Youth Council (NYC) elections, citing cancelled voter education sessions, portal failures and low registration…

The caucus, comprising ward and county youth representatives, student leaders, youth-led organisations and election aspirants, said voter education sessions scheduled in Eldoret, Nakuru, Kisumu and other regions were abruptly cancelled on the final day of voter registration.

“Civic education is the foundation of any credible election,” the leaders said, arguing that the cancellations had left some young people without adequate information about the Council and the electoral process.

They said the situation was particularly concerning because NYC election regulations require the Secretariat to conduct voter education countrywide, with the exercise commencing at least 60 days before elections.

The leaders also cited low participation, saying only about 207,000 young people had registered by the close of voter registration against an estimated youth population of 15 million.

Source: Capital FM