How to ensure 2027 General Election is free of violence

Ballot boxes at Ruaraka constituency tallying centre, Stima Club, Nairobi, on August 11, 2022. [File, Standard]

The past two years have presented a much-needed opportunity for reforms in how we do our politics. By far, the most significant is the pragmatic change in how young Kenyans view and participate in politics.

While it is no longer business as usual, the greatest threat to national cohesion and security has emerged. Polarisation as a tactic of radicalisation and extremism.