[ICYMI] 'A dirty game' | Young Kenyans shun election hype
"I have only come to the rally because there is money. I hope there will be something," Atieno told AFP, referring to the widespread Kenyan practice of offering freebies to prospective voters.
Over 22 million Kenyans are eligible to take part in this year's polls, with young people accounting for less than 40 percent of that number, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said.Politicians have responded with a freebie bonanza, offering cash, umbrellas, shirts, caps and even packets of maize flour -- a dietary staple -- to anyone who attends their rallies.
"Who will reject the free money that they are given?" he said, while waiting in line to collect 200 shillings from a local politician. Yet, although young Kenyans are less tribally-minded, they also lack"ideological steadfastness", Kisumu-based political analyst Francis Owuor told AFP."Everyone to blame for this, both the people and the leaders, but again the leaders are the duty bearers, so they must take much of the blame."Thirty years after the emergence of multi-party democracy in Kenya, many are disillusioned by constant battles over the credibility of polls and disputed election results.
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