Written By Ramadhan Kambi | |
Youths must turn out in large numbers to register as voters so that they can make informed decision on the August General Election.
Deputy President William Ruto’s allies in Kilifi County said that is the only way to enable the voice of the youths resonate in the coming election.
The United Democratic Alliance Party (UDA) politicians in Kilifi county made a passionate appeal to residents to turn out in large numbers to register as voters in the ongoing second phase of the voter registration exercise.
The leaders spoke during a ceremony organized by former Malindi county council Chairman Peter Ponda who officially made a declaration of his candidature for Malindi Parliamentary seat in the oncoming general elections in a UDA ticket.
Mr Ponda is the Chairman of the Umwenga Wa Amidzi a Pwani Association that has been at the forefront in fighting for the rights of the local community.He said they are ready to mobilize chiefs and their assistants at the grassroots level to ensure the identity cards reach out to the owners.
“Today I was officially declaring my ambition to vie for Malindi parliamentary seat in a UDA ticket, I decided to do that because the status of Malindi, Kilifi, and the Coast at large requires a change in leadership and I found that where we can get the transformation is in UDA that’s why I made the declaration,” he said.
He said for him to win the seat there has to be votes which cannot be possible if people are not registered as voters.He said since this month there is an exercise that began on January 17 for mass voter registration, he urged the residents to register in large numbers so as to participate in the coming Elections.
“People take the voter registration card lightly but it is the one which can make us get a bad MP or a bad Governor.As thus, I emphasize on behalf of UDA all those from Malindi, Kilifi, and Coast at large if to registered as a voter. Once you do that then the fate of the Coast region and Kenya in generally will be on you,”he said.
A Jilore ward MCA aspirant Gerald Iha said they have set up plans to ensure the IEBC has a proper way to speed up the process of ensuring youth get registered in good time.
“We want to make sure those who had not got ID get them and are registered very fast,” he said.Another MCA aspirant Mr Haman Chea who is eyeing Malindi town ward said they have set up plans to reach out to the grassroots to sensitise those who have IDs but have not registered as voters to do so.
“We have also asked the office of the registrar of persons to ensure if there are any pending IDs to be released immediately because I personally helped register over 2000 people to get IDs but have not been released,” he said.
Abdulrahman Omar a former MCA in Ganda ward said many youths do not have IDs because during vetting they are asked so many questions which discourages them from completing the process.
He asked chiefs to assist the chiefs so as to enable them to get identity cards and register as voters to exercise their constitutional rights of voting in the oncoming general elections.
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