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How Gen Zs are shaping 2027 elections as voter registration starts

Protesters hang on the police lorry with administration police officers along Thika Road during the Gen Z anniversary protests on 25th June 2025 [David Gichuru, Standard]

A political storm is gathering across the country as young people throw their weight into political tussles ahead of the 2027 General Election in a dash into a playing field that has been dominated by the old and retirees for several years.

This comes as several youths expressed their resolve to participate in the mass voter registration  exercise to prepare to send home what they described as rogue political leaders leading the country into an intergenerational, irreparable mess.

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