Kisumu · Public record 01
Kisumu Speaks.
County accountability, public safety, livelihoods and Kenya's political road to 2027.
Enter the public recordFace The Nation · Public Town Hall
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Upcoming · Garissa · 10 October 2026
Bottom-Up or Left Behind?
Northern Kenya grades the manifesto — four years on. Four debate rounds, audience questions and a closing vote on the government’s 2022 promises.
Proposed venueGarissa University
Garissa · Venue confirmation pending
Saturday, 10 October2–6 p.m. EAT
Doors open at 1 p.m.
ParticipationFree entry · 400 seats planned
Political Headache × Nenosphere
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Nairobi · Public record 02
Who carries the debt?
A panel and public discussion on sovereign borrowing, debt justice and fiscal accountability.
Enter the public record
Nairobi · Public record 03
2030 → 2060.
A public audit of Vision 2030 and the guarantees Kenya's next national vision must make.
Enter the public recordUpcoming · Countdown 2027
Two public conversations still to come.
The first room audited what Kenya has built and what must come next. The series now moves from who pays for political power to what citizens expect the next government to deliver.
02 / 03
The Rate Card
What Kenyan Politics Costs, and Who Pays It
Core question
Who funds a campaign—and who gets hurt in one?
What comes out of the room
A tracker of political-violence incidents and case status, alongside a citizen's guide to campaign-finance disclosure.
03 / 03
Manifesto or Mirage
The Citizens' Demand Sheet for 2027
Core question
What do we actually want the next government to do?
What comes out of the room
A published Citizens' Demand Sheet 2027 and a practical framework for measuring every manifesto against it.
VenueBaraza Media Lab
Industrial Area, Nairobi
Time2:00PM–6:00PM
Doors open at 1:30PM
ParticipationInvited delegates + open registration
English and Kiswahili; Sheng welcome from the floor.
Editorial disclosure: Countdown 2027 is convened by Political Headache, an independent KoaMedia editorial product. It sets the agenda and chooses the questions; no party, candidate or organisation buys a panel seat.
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