Politicians and elected leaders have been asked to stop premature 2027 campaigns and instead focus on serving the electorate.
Cooperatives and Micro and Small Enterprises Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya led other leaders from Western region to call for a stop to early 2027 campaign, saying the trend was derailing delivery of government development programmes.
While speaking at the roll out of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) and the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project held at Musingu Boys High school in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County, Oparanya observed that 2027 was two and half years away, yet some politicians were already on campaign trails. "Tell the electorate what you have done and if they are satisfied, you will be re-elected instead of engaging in premature campaigns," he added.
The former Kakamega County Governor, who was accompanied by Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali and Vihiga County Woman representative Beatrice Adagala, rallied the youth to take up the empowerment programmes being rolled out by the government to start gainful employment opportunities.
