Young people are shaping political conversations in Kenya. But awareness alone does not translate into power. What will it take to move from voice to influence? We are at a critical moment, not just to decide whether we will vote, but whether we are willing to engage power where

Abraham Rugo – Debt, Elections, and Budgets: A Public Finance Heist @abrahamrugo https://t.co/gtV5QNPXLu

give me a tote bag so ridiculously large that when i’m looking for something and say “one second,” i climb inside it and you just hear echoes and stairs like it’s an apartment building in there.

Aiming to learn more about AI and digital policy in Africa? I’ve curated a GitHub resource of key policy documents, regulation trackers, organizations, academic research hubs, and publications. https://t.co/bCRgkreQSA

“this is precisely the time when artists go to work. there is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. we speak, we write, we do language.”

HUGE NEWS: A visual library of black hairstyles just released! If you're sick of crawling through Pinterest like I am, try out Afro.Index! It's very new + still growing, but it's already pretty solid!

In Kakamega the youths stepped up help the IEBC after claiming they didn't have enough staffs Lazima tukue kadi #TukoKadi

We need African writers to make money so they can build structures for African Writing.

A citizen manifesto starts with listening. Engage communities, identify real issues, and turn them into clear, actionable demands. Keep it people-driven and rooted in accountability. #CitizenVoice #Governance #ajendayetu #uraiatrust

Hey #KOT #KOX #KenyansOnX #KenyansOnTwitter , I made this chrome extension that changes the president's name to one of his nicknames. To me, it's a form of protest, a reminder that he really isn't who he sold himself to be. Try it out here:

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Invictus by William Ernest Henley It even helped Mandela not lose hope during those Robben Island years

“Practice any art… no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” - McKellen reciting Vonnegut

Mbogi ya Embakasi WEST 1. Umoja I 2. Umoja II 3. Mowlem 4. Kariobangi South JOIN THE MOVEMENT https://t.co/DztyPwOXie Hatuko gig #TukoKadi

Lemme post for you guys screenshots of the list of IEBC Offices across the country in all the 47 Counties. This is where Continuous Voter Registration is taking place.

God, I love Substack. The writers are writing. The thinkers are thinking. The yearners are yearning. The teachers are teaching! A whole lot of intellectual hope in an era that threatens critical thought.

“Nobody is too cool to perform their civic duty!” ~ @luhyaheat

When votes are bought, leadership is sold. Voter bribery weakens democracy, rewards money over ideas, and locks citizens out of real change. #IssueBasedPolitics #DemocracyMatters #uraiatrust #ajendayetu @ELGIA_Africa

What if the frame itself is the problem? About 200,000 newly registered voters from a target of 6 million, yet thousands of those same young Kenyans organised, marched, and made themselves impossible to ignore.

We often say the system is broken and call for change, yet how often do we truly engage with the one we have? In our latest episode, “Unpacking Voter Apathy in Kenya,” @is_Loch dives deep into why many young Kenyans feel disconnected from institutions, even as their voices grow