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  Photo: Raila Odunga at a past opposition rally. Why You Struggle Financially And Who Benefits? Have you ever wondered why, no matter how hard you work, you still struggle financially? Why opportunities seem reserved for a select few while the majority remain trapped in a cycle of poverty? It’s not by accident. It’s by design. Politicians and powerful elites have mastered a system that ensures you remain poor, dependent, and powerless—while they thrive. If you don’t understand these tactics, you will keep struggling, working hard for little, and being used when elections come. Let’s break it down. 1.  The Deliberate Cycle of Economic Hardship Tactic : Keeping the Economy Rigged Many politicians don’t want you to be financially independent. A poor population is an easily controlled population. They create fake job promises before elections, but after winning, the youth remain unemployed. They overtax small businesses while giving tax breaks to the wealthy. They ensure governme...

By Clare Chepkurui Biy: Student, Kabarak University   Image: IEBC 001 By Clare Chepkurui Biy_ Kabarak University  Kenya’s electoral system has long struggled with credibility issues, as a youth, it pains me when my country struggles every after election while at the heart of this challenge lies the politicization of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ( IEBC ) appointments. The current process, where both the government and opposition nominate individuals for consideration as commissioners, creates a perception of bias.  As it stands, whichever political side that forwards a nominee and eventually become the IEBC Chairperson after consideration by the select committee according to our political environment are the "winners" while the opposing side will always question their neutrality. This erodes public trust in the commission and weakens the credibility of our electoral processes no matter how credible or not future elections will be. Political Influen...