Political analysts Dismas Mokua and Javas Bigambo during an interview on Spice FM. [Screengrab]
Political analysts have warned that misinformation and disinformation could distort Kenya’s 2027 General Election by pushing voters to choose leaders based on emotion rather than facts.
Speaking on Spice FM on Wednesday, political risk analyst Dismas Mokua warned that failure to tackle false information could compromise the election.
“If we do not fight misinformation and disinformation, then we are going to compromise next year’s election. We are not going to elect leaders based on material facts but because of emotion,” said Mokua.
He also called on state officials to rely on public services to ensure government policies work for everyone, citing the Social Health Authority (SHA) as an example.
“To make sure public facilities work 100 per cent, then state officers should have a limitation not to use private facilities so that the policies you are talking about apply to them too,” Mokua proposed.
He explained that the approach would force officials responsible for making policies to experience the services they want Kenyans to use.