17/06/2025
An observation of how the Kenyan GEN-Z is ahead of the current regime in power.
The current regime is yet to come into terms that the kenyan Gen-Z is aware and has an understanding of how political persuasion works.
1. They are aware of the political actors playing
different roles in conveying political messages.
The Kenyan Gen -Z is aware of their
• Background history
• Behaviours
• tactics they usually apply when countering reaction from public.
2. The Kenyan Gen-Z have a high level of persuasion knowledge in the political context
They understand and critically analyze motives behind a political message.
A• strategies and tactics
- use of money to win voters goodwill
-use of artists, influencers, bloggers as conduit of political messages
- use of propagandist, political jesters
B• Political advertisements
- self praising
- Attacking the opponent
- emotional manipulating the audience ( voters )
- entertaining speech and phrases to divert attention from pressing issues
- intimidation to silence out those against their actions.
3• Kenyan Gen-Z is aware of the familiar patterns in political messages of this current regime.
Given a platform and media coverage, the topics revolve around
- unrealistic promises
-2027 campaign agenda
-masking corruption
- lies
-playing safe PR.