The clamour for change in governance being spearheaded by Gen Z must not end in the streets.
This is according to the National Coordinator of Election Observer Group (ELOG) Mulle Musau.
Mulle told the Star Digital on Tuesday that the young people have to seize the moment and register as voters because they have the numbers to make a huge difference in polls.
"They will need to ensure that beyond the street protests, they participate effectively in the electioneering process. But how do they do that? Number one, they must be registered as voters. So let them not talk out there when they are not voters," Mulle said.
He said the youth should also sustain the pressure and push for the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The electoral body has remained without commissioners since the exit of former chair Wafula Chebukati and his team.
"If they forced the President to withdraw the Finance Bill, they can also tell him to reconstitute the electoral commission," he added.
This, he said, can be done through the selection panel that had earlier been formed because Parliament is stalling in the implementation of the NADCO report.
According to the African Union and COMESA Election Observation Mission observation report, despite the youth population (18-35 years) being on the rise, there was low youth registration in the 2022 General Election, representing 39.84% of the total registered voters; a decline of 5.17% compared to the 2017 numbers.
The country has in recent weeks witnessed street protests that forced President William Ruto to withdraw the controversial Finance Bill, 2024 that sparked the demonstrations.
The protests further forced the Head of State to call for dialogue with the young people so that he could understand their demands.
At least 39 lives have been lost during the protests according to data from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).
