After a 13-year wait since 2012, the Kenya Kwanza administration has formally announced the commencement of preparations for the long-overdue National Youth Council (NYC) elections. This move signifies a renewed commitment to transparent governance and democratic participation for Kenyan youth, with the Ministry having received official sanction from the Cabinet Secretary to proceed.

• The elections will be the first since 2012, with a previous council's term lapsing in 2019.
• Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs confirmed the green light from the Cabinet Secretary, emphasizing the elections' role in empowering youth in governance and policy-making.
• The process involves four structured phases, from ward-level delegate elections involving 8,700 delegates to the final election of eight NYC Council members at the National Youth Congress.