Matiang’i unveils Jubilee Party’s strategy to drive mass voter registration
By Mabonga Makhanu, October 4, 2025Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has said that the Jubilee Party will liaise with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to mobilise young people to register as voters.
Speaking in Nakuru during an indoor meeting with Gen Z youth on Friday, October 3, 2025, Matiang’i noted that he would present proposals to the Jubilee leadership to intervene and support efforts aimed at encouraging mass voter registration.
He explained that the party would play a central role in facilitating the process, ensuring that young Kenyans come out in large numbers to register ahead of the upcoming elections.
Matiang’i stressed the importance of finding solutions instead of complaints, adding that Jubilee would work closely with IEBC to organize registration exercises in centralised locations.
“I am going to make proposals to your leaders on how we are going to do this. And even we in Jubilee will find a way of providing support to people. Because I believe in this. Let us not whine and moan. Let us find solutions. You know, one great leader said, ‘Don’t agonise, organise’.” Matiang’i said.
He suggested that such initiatives could allow thousands of young people to be registered in a single day. Even if it meant creating mobile registration points moving from one centre to another, he emphasised that through active participation and mobilisation, the party could help secure the voter numbers needed.
“We can talk to IEBC to mobilise young people in one centre. 2,000 or 3,000 IEBC people will come and register the whole day. Even if it is a single registration point going from centre to centre, since we participate and help in mobilising, we will get the votes and the numbers that we require,” he added.
Aspirants’ role
He also proposed that aspirants within the party should take responsibility by developing programmes that make the voter registration process easier and more accessible.
According to him, supporting IEBC in such a manner would ensure that the youth are not left behind and that the country strengthens its democratic foundation through wider participation.
In his address, Matiang’i further urged Gen Z to embrace leadership roles. He reminded them that just as they mobilised themselves during the 2024 “Occupy Parliament” movement, they should now extend the same energy to polling stations.
By doing so, he argued, they would turn their earlier dream of influencing governance into a reality through the ballot.
He also warned of tough actions should the government delay the issuance of identification cards ahead of the 2027 election.