Reporting on Rural Issues
Parameters the Electorate Will Use to Elect their Leaders
Emanuel Tarus, DeveReporter, Trans Nzoia County
What will you consider when electing your next leaders? This is the question we asked the electorate in Trans Nzoia County. The responses are surprising.
Janet, a shopkeeper in Tuwan area, told Radio Baraza’s DevReporter that when voting specifically for the County Member of Parliament, officially known as the Women...
Aspirants Initiate Projects to Help Youth and Women
By Sefu Sabila DevReporter Trans Nzoia
Pledging projects and initiatives have been a major campaign strategy adopted by political aspirants, who are offering to sponsor them fully in efforts to woo voters.
Unlike in the previous years where billboards and posters were the order of the day, flooding walls and electricity posts is now the norm....
How Handouts Affect the Quest For Free and Fair Elections
By Lillian Onyango, DevReporter, Nairobi County
As much as you might think that your vote is secure and that you are the only one entitled to who will get it, sometimes money given by politicians has the power over your vote.
Terry Akinyi is a resident of Kibera and she explains how handouts given by...
Security Officers and Journalists Undergo Training on how to Protect Themselves During Lawlessness
By Elizabeth Angira, Dev Reporter, Kisii County
Safety and protection of journalists remain areas of undisputed importance as it directly relates to the lives of each individual journalists.
The safety of journalists is also especially paramount during the electioneering period and the Kisii County Commander Francis Kooli now urges journalist to be especially vigilant before, during...
Why we have Very Few Elected Women In Siaya
By Jack Ochieng Ohito, DevReporter, Siaya County
Highlights
Siaya residents would want a woman governor or more women taking most seats in the forthcoming elections.
Mr. Fred Owira, a milk vendor, says women are in better positions to lead but only if they can be in charge of their own finances.
Highlights
Siaya residents would want a woman governor...
Why Siaya Residents Would Wish to Have Women Leaders
By Jack Ochieng Ohito, DevReporter, Siaya County
HIGHLIGHTS
Having more women in high echelons of power can lead to innovative ways of solving economic and social problems.
Cultural dynamism has contributed to this allure, in the sense that women are now able to own property and can hence wield political power
Having more women in...
It is Time for Leaders to Focus on Social Welfare of the People
By Georgina Akoth, DevReporter, Kisumu County
Key Points
• The next leadership in line should focus on the social welfare of the people as a way of addressing the issue of high cost of living in the coming years.
• Leaders should find ways of solving the case of youth unemployment.
As Kenya approaches the general election...
Independent Candidates Giving ‘Big’ Parties Sleepless Nights
By Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia
Independent candidates form the largest portion in the forthcoming elections. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cleared 7,111 independent candidates to run for elective posts.
In a past interview, the Registrar of Political Parties, Anne Nderitu, had indicated that many independent candidates would be on the ballot for the...