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The new option is among several group-chat changes announced by WhatsApp, which also include new controls for polls and an @all mention that can be used to alert everyone in a group.
The survey also highlights differences across gender, region, and age. Men are slightly more optimistic, with 23 per cent expressing a positive outlook, compared to 18 per cent of women. Regionally, North Eastern Kenya is the most hopeful, with 42 per cent believing the nation is on the right path. Central Kenya shows the highest dissatisfaction, with 65 per cent of residents indicating the country is moving in the wrong direction.
As of October 31, the IEBC had captured 90,020 new voters, far short of the 6.8 million people it hopes to add to the register before the 2027 polls. The drive has also processed 15,619 transfers and 188 updates to voter records.
The two-day election, beginning Monday, August 4, 2025, will fill 200 of the 300 seats in Egypt’s upper house of parliament, the Senate.