As the election draws near, the widespread phenomenon of voter inducement by politicians, mainly through bribes and other methods of wooing, is rife.
Hopeful contenders are seen leveraging all the stops to win the support of the youth, who are already disillusioned with the empty promises that characterise Kenya’s politics.
As the norm, politicians make numerous promises to the youth every election year but forget about them once elected, only to come back for another round of votes after five years.
Leaders take the better part of this poor state of affairs. Politicians have now started rallying young people behind them with promises that they never fulfil once in office.
Several candidates have come out saying that they'll prioritise youth agendas by creating many jobs to address the unemployment crisis among many other countless issues that the youth face.
Youth unemployment stands at 22.2 per cent and will likely be one of the major deciding factors in the August election.
Kenyan youth are thin-skinned to empty promises that are not fulfilled after leaders are sworn in.
The Jubilee regime is almost coming to an end yet many promises are still unfulfilled.
Regrettably, it is very disappointing that after elections almost all the politicians not do not keep their promises.
It’s high time that politicians stopped making promises that they will be unable to fulfil.
If integrity, honesty, and trust are tough values to keep at least they should try to keep their dignity in check.
Politicians make promises and leave, many things have been said, many promises have been made, but it’s up to you as a patriotic youth to choose wisely and vote for people who care for your interest.
We need to come out strong and vote for ourselves to improve our economy.
We should avoid falling prey to leaders who want us to ascend to power.
Communication student at Rongo University
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
