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It remains to be seen how this large cohort of young voters will impact the election result - particularly on the question of ethnicity. Will young Kenyans turn out to be less ethnically polarized than their parents?\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAlmost 4000 registered voters are in the diaspora. \u00a0At this point, only Kenyans in Uganda and Tanzania will be able to participate and the seats for legislative representatives for the diaspora all have a single candidate so the vote will not be competitive. But it is the first time in Kenyan history that people will be able to vote from outside the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is also the first time in Kenya\u2019s history prisoners will be able to vote in a general election. 5,528 voters across 118 prisons in the country registered to vote, a major victory for prisoner\u2019s rights advocates in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Charles Hornsby\u2019s article, published today in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theelephant.info\/\u0022\u003EThe Elephant\u003C\/a\u003E, he looks at Kenya\u2019s\u00a0 \u201ctyranny of numbers\u201d in elections. 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