Kibera Residents Crying over the Unfulfilled Promises
By Lillian Onyango- DevReporter, Nairobi County
Radio Baraza sought to find out what Kibera residents would say about elections promises made to them over the years. It would appear that nothing has changed in the last ten years, for the passageways are still narrow and steep. The houses are still made of the same old...
Nairobi Youth Suggest Ways of Solving Unemployment
By Lillian Onyango, DevReporter, Nairobi County
The government should create spaces and platforms that provide employment fairly without necessarily having to know someone to get employed.
“This stereotype of ‘you can only get employed if you know someone who knows someone’, is a great hindrance to job seekers. If this notion can be broken, young people...
Kazi Mtaani on Demand
By Caren Waraba, DevReporter, West Pokot County
Kazi mtaani youth in West Pokot County have been rallying for peaceful elections in the four sub-counties, which have attracted a high number of youth who want to be engaged in the programme.
They are now appealing to the governor-elect Mr. Simon Kachapin to hold talks with the Ministry...
Voters Were Wooed By “Projects” to Vote for Leaders
By Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia
During elections, the end goal of a candidate is to charm the voter into voting for him or her. Leaders are always in a rush to woo voters with their manifestos, handouts, as well as projects.
However, in the last general elections, the youth in Trans Nzoia rubbished this move...
Thoughts of Nairobi People about the Upcoming Elections
By Lillian Onyango, DevReporter, Nairobi County
Voters in Nairobi County are now caught in guessing in about if the upcoming elections will be peaceful or not. Unrest and insecurity are situations that always come up during elections.
With political temperatures heating up and with the clock ticking to the due date, Nairobi residents hope for nothing...
Is the Electorate Confident of the Commission’s Readiness for Elections?
By Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
The electoral commission is ready to conduct the general elections. This is according to its chairman, Wafula Chebukati.
A couple of weeks earlier, presidential aspirants had raised concerns on the commission's readiness to oversee free and fair elections. The question of manual voter registration being offered as an alternative...
Challenges Women Candidates Face in Political Campaigns
By Emanuel Tarus, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
August 9, 2022 general election has attracted 1,962 female candidates who were cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
This is an increase by 722 women compared to the 2017 election where 1,240 women were in the race.
In our quest to understand the challenges encountered by...
Exploitation of Youth During the Elections Period
By Emanuel Tarus, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
Every election season, the exploitation of the youth becomes a common practice especially among religious leaders, civil society organizations and government officials.
We sought to find out why majority of the youth are exploited by politicians seeking elective seats.
Radio Baraza established that idleness among majority of youth in Trans...