Octopizzo urges university, college, and TVET students to register as voters
Kenyan rapper and youth advocate Henry Ohanga, famously known as Octopizzo, has called on students across universities, colleges, and TVET institutions to register to vote and take charge of the country’s future.
In a statement on Monday, November 24, 2025, Octopizzo emphasised that meaningful change begins with young people taking ownership of their civic responsibility.
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He noted that recent efforts under the strategy “Adopt a Polling Station, Register Your Vote, Turn Up, and Protect Your Vote” have already demonstrated the impact of youth unity.
“Today at Kenyatta University, we launched the #Tunaweza Youth Program with 500+ comrades and registered 300 new voters in partnership with IEBC,” read the statement in part.
“Through our strategy, Adopt a Polling Station, Register Your Vote, Turn Up, and Protect Your Vote, we’ve seen what youth unity can achieve. Registering 300 new voters at Kenyatta University with the IEBC showed the power of organised purpose.”
“But this must be continuous. From KU to every university, college, and TVET, we must keep registering, mobilising, and educating. Young people shouldn’t just watch change, they should shape it,” he added.
Octopizzo also called for deeper collaboration between youth organisers and national institutions.
“If IEBC keeps working with institutions, organisations, and grassroots organisers, millions more youth will register. Voting will become easier, safer, and accessible to all,” he said.
Double registration
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued a stern warning against double voter registration as the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise gains momentum ahead of the November 27 by-elections.
The commission described double registration as a serious electoral offence and assured citizens of robust safeguards to detect and prevent duplication.
The IEBC posted on X, emphasising that attempting to register more than once is punishable under the Elections Act. Biometric verification through the Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS), including fingerprints and iris scans, automatically flags duplicates.
The commission also urged the public to avoid spreading misinformation on social media that could undermine the registration process. The current CVR, which resumed on September 29, 2025, excludes the 24 electoral areas holding by-elections to maintain focus on registration integrity.
“Double registration is an electoral offence. Our system will definitely flag a person who attempts to register as a voter more than once. We urge members of the public to refrain from sharing incorrect information during the ongoing voter registration exercise,” IEBC stated.
