Why more voters kept off and how we can bring them back

Mombasa residents queue to Vote at Khadija Secondary School in Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Thirty-five per cent of registered voters didn't bother to vote in the just concluded elections. Only 65 per cent showed up, a far cry from the 85.91 per cent of registered voters ten years ago in 2013.

Recently, I have been talking to Kenyans who did not vote to understand why they didn't. Their answers are so striking that we need to listen to their voice and respond accordingly.