{"id":12028,"date":"2026-04-07T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=12028"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:29:45","slug":"jacob-barasa-lusweti-a-kiminini-parliamentary-aspirant-urges-youths-to-register-as-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=12028","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Barasa Lusweti, A Kiminini Parliamentary Aspirant Urges Youths To Register As Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Script by Mercy Buyanzi-Trans-Nzoia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Barasa Lusweti (Member of Parliament) Aspirant Kiminini Constituency) has urged members of the public and moreso youths to come out and register as voters in large numbers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12028-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VID-20260407-WA0011-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VID-20260407-WA0011-1.mp4\">https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VID-20260407-WA0011-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>This comes after NIKO KADI INITIAVE continues to take momentum across the country as IEBC calls for Kenyans and especially youths to register in droves ahead of 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12030\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12030\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-1536x684.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-943x420.jpg 943w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-696x310.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009-1068x476.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260407-WA0009.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engagement with the youths on NIKO KADI INITIAVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Script by Mercy Buyanzi-Trans-Nzoia Jacob Barasa Lusweti (Member of Parliament) Aspirant Kiminini Constituency) has urged members of the public and moreso youths to come out and register as voters in large numbers. 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