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Hundreds of voters form long queues outside Ol Kalou Comprehensive School polling station as they wait patiently to cast their ballots during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
The 2024 Gen Z-led protests pushed young Kenyans into the center of the country's political conversation, with many politicians and analysts describing the generation as a potentially decisive voting bloc ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Since then, political leaders have increasingly tailored their messaging to young people, while voter registration campaigns have intensified amid expectations that millions of first-time voters could shape the next presidential election.
However, the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has reignited debate over whether Gen Z's influence online is translating into participation at the ballot box.
