{"id":70,"date":"2026-08-05T16:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:51:01","slug":"youth-urged-to-take-an-active-role-in-the-electoral-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"YOUTH URGED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN <div>THE ELECTORAL PROCESS<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young people play a significant role in Kenya\u2019s democracy due to their large population and voting power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their participation in the electoral process is essential in shaping the country\u2019s leadership and future development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The electoral process goes beyond casting a vote on election day. It includes registering as a voter, verifying voter details, understanding candidates\u2019 policies, participating in civic education programmes, and voting peacefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to political experts, the youth fail to participate in elections because of voter apathy, misinformation, political disillusionment and a lack of civic education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has raised concerns about the level of youth engagement in national decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Political analysts argue that Kenya continues to strengthen its democratic institutions, there is a growing need to encourage more young people to register as voters, make informed choices, and participate peacefully in the electoral process as their involvement is vital in promoting democracy and ensuring that their voices are represented in the country\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1002018119-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1002018119-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1002018119-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1002018119-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1002018119.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IEBC officials during a mass voters registration In Nairobi County. Photo courtesy: Google <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people play a significant role in Kenya\u2019s democracy due to their large population and voting power. Their participation in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public-interest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blazepointmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}