Making politics 'fun, trendy, sexy': How Gen Z could shape Kenya's next election
A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.
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Notable Quotes
"It was the Gen Z way of doing politics."
— Ademba Allans , Activist
"These youth-led movements are a wild card, in that they are unpredictable."
— Tom Mboya , Academic
Key People
A student journalist turned civic mobiliser who launched a voter registration drive in Kenya.
Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) faction.
A political analyst commenting on the unpredictability of youth-led movements.
William Ruto is the President of Kenya.
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A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.
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