Don't accept a slogan. Ask the question.
Campaigns run on promises. Your job as a voter is to make them specific. These are questions to put to every candidate who asks for your vote in 2027 — regardless of party, regardless of seat. We don't tell you the right answer. We help you demand a real one.
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Ask it plainly
At a rally, a town hall, online, or on the doorstep — put the question directly.
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Crosscheck the answer
Weigh what they say against what you can see on the ground. Numbers, timelines, mechanisms — a slogan is not an answer.
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Talk it over, then vote
Compare notes with people you trust. The choice stays entirely yours.
Why questions, not demands
The Iam254 method
A movement that asks questions belongs to no party. A movement that gives answers belongs to one. So we don't tell candidates what to do — we hand you the question that makes them show their work. Same sharpness; nobody can capture it.
A demand takes a side
A question hands you a tool
"Scrap the housing levy."
"What's your position on the housing levy — and if you cut it, how do you fund the gap?"
"Cut SHA deductions."
"Has SHA actually improved the health services you use? Is there value for the extra we're charged?"
"No new taxes."
"What's your tax plan — and how will you deal with wastage and theft in the public sector?"
Every question below follows this one move.
Questions to ask every candidate
English
Jobs, industry & the economy — Who governs decides how many jobs exist and what you pay to live. Make them commit to numbers, not adjectives.
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How exactly will you raise output in our existing manufacturing sector — by how much?
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Which new industries will you help build in your first three years, and how?
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MP / MCAWhich laws will you pass or change to attract manufacturers?
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Our electricity is among the region's priciest. How — and by when — do you cut the rate?
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How will you make our fuel competitive in East Africa?
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KRA owes manufacturers large VAT refunds. What's your plan and timeline to clear them?
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MPWhat law will you pass so VAT refunds never pile up again?
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Beyond manufacturing, which sectors will you expand — and can you commit to costed, numbered targets: how many kilometres of road, which routes, at what cost, built by whom?
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How will you raise food production so Kenya feeds itself?
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In bumper years, food rots for lack of storage. What will you build for farmers — where, and how much?
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How many dams will you build, where, and why those sites?
Cost of living, health & education — These are the deductions that hit your payslip every month. Don't accept a slogan; get a straight answer.
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HousingIs affordable housing really a priority? Would this money have served us better expanding classrooms and boarding in public secondary schools? What is your position on this tax?
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Health / SHAIs SHA working for you? We now pay more than before — have public health services actually improved? Is there value for the extra money we're charged?
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TaxWith all the reported corruption, why should we accept new taxes? Will you tell us clearly how you'll deal with wastage in the public sector?
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EducationEducation is the biggest single sector in the national budget — KES 784.5 billion in 2026/27. Parents are taxpayers and voters: should that support reach families directly, rather than being routed through bursary schemes that leaders control? What mechanism would you use?
Accountability — the receipts test. You shouldn't have to take a leader's word for it. If public money was spent, you should be able to see it.
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IncumbentWhat have you actually delivered with the term and the budget you were given — and where is the evidence a voter can check?
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Any sitting MPHow has the Constituency Development Fund under your watch been used, and is there a clear public account of that spending we can see?
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IncumbentWhich laws or policies have you sponsored or supported, and how have they affected the people who elected you?
Crosscheck what you hear. The point of these questions isn't to trap anyone — it's to compare what a leader says with what you can see on the ground. A record you can verify beats a promise you can't, every time.
Before you decide, talk it through.
Choosing who to vote for is one of the most important decisions you make as a citizen — so don't make it in isolation. Talk it over with the people you trust: family, friends, the people around you. Share what you asked, what you heard, and what still doesn't add up. The strongest vote is one you've thought about out loud and still stand behind.
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The same questions for everyone.
These questions belong to no party and target no candidate or community. We name no one. Every aspirant who wants your vote should be able to answer them — that's the whole point. Iam254 is non-partisan; the choice you make with the answers is yours alone.
Great questions need a ballot behind them
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