Youth Council and NCIC Sign Strategic Partnership to Prevent Electoral Violence

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and the National Youth Council (NYC) have sealed a strategic partnership aimed at curbing election violence and fostering peace among young people ahead of the 2027 General Elections. 

The collaboration focuses on empowering youth to be agents of peace rather than “foot soldiers” for political confrontation.

Encouraging youth to use digital platforms for constructive engagement, employment, and income generation rather than spreading hate speech or misinformation.

A series of initiatives designed to strengthen social cohesion, address community challenges, and build resilience against online and offline conflict.

The NCIC has launched a nationwide effort to monitor online media to control incitement and radical beliefs during the election cycle.Joint efforts to identify and counter narratives that fuel division, specifically targeting the youth as they are the most active users of social media. 

The pact is part of a broader roadmap by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to eliminate the culture of violence that has historically marred Kenyan elections. 

Officials have warned that youth are often manipulated through history, emotion, and grievances to incite chaos.The agencies emphasized that election violence damages Kenya’s image, discourages investment, and directly increases youth unemployment by destroying livelihoods.

Alongside these youth-centric pacts, the NCIC is also introducing a “wall of shame” to name and shame politicians who defy national values and codes of conduct.

By Anthony Solly