Dear Kenyans,
Exactly one year from today, you will get a chance to perform a noble duty afforded by our Constitution.
Thousands of polling stations across the country will open at 6am to make possible your right to vote in new leadership.
When exercised in the right manner, regular democratic elections give a country the chance to rejuvenate. New leaders come up with new ideas that have the potential to transform a society’s social and economic wellbeing.
On the flipside, poor choices at the ballot have the potential to set a country many decades back through vices such as corruption and plunder of state resources, as well as inept leadership.
Today, exactly one year before Kenyans go to the polls, Nation Media Group formally launches its coverage of the August 10, 2027 General Election.
On that second Tuesday in the month of August next year, Kenyans will get to directly exercise their sovereign power through the ballot. Their votes will determine who will exercise public authority, manage public resources and make decisions affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of citizens, including those who will not go to the polls.
As an independent media house that strives to safeguard the public interest, covering the election for Nation Media Group is a solemn public responsibility. It goes beyond the daily reporting of campaign rallies, opinion polls, political manifestos and results of the elections.