Tom Mboya

“These youth-led movements are a wild card, in that they are unpredictable,”

Tom Mboya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01

Mboya assesses the unpredictability of youth-led political movements in Kenya.

“More so than many other parts of the world, money talks in an election here,”

Tom Mboya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01

Mboya notes that money plays an outsized role in Kenyan elections.

“They don't require much in the way of resources and can pop up at any time. The finance bill protests were political in nature, but the movement has not been tested at an overtly political level. So if they decide to support a candidate, then he's likely to do fairly well.”

Tom Mboya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01

Mboya notes that youth-led movements are low-resource and untested at an overtly political level.