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    Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 1 Feb 2014

    #Africa needs to lower its voting age to 16 to reflect #demographic realityhttp://bit.ly/16qY3hu 

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      2. Africa Institute‏ @AfricaInst 1 Feb 2014
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous Conversely, #Japan needs to rise its voting age to 30+ to reflect #demographic reality :)

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 1 Feb 2014
        Replying to @AfricaInst

        @AbeshaT I gave my reasons. Give yours.

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      2. Gib Bulloch‏ @gibbulloch 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous interesting. #Scotland is allowing 16 year olds to vote in this year's independence #referendum but with opposite demographics!

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 1 Feb 2014
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        @gibbulloch Every country or region needs its own criteria.

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      4. Gib Bulloch‏ @gibbulloch 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous Indeed! It certainly has served to engage youth in political debate in Scotland. Would be great to see that happen in Africa too

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      2. Wilson Gitu‏ @WGitu 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous not yet this are children raised on tv imagination and social media others have no access to the above will it be balanced!

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 1 Feb 2014
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        @WGitu Take a little time yourself to talk to them.

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      4. Wilson Gitu‏ @WGitu 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous I have and those with resources like the status quo also majorly the other risk is manipulation versus strong institutions

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      2. МОСКОУИЦ  🍂‏ @iFortknox 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous 12 would do.

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      3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 1 Feb 2014
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        @iFortknox I gave my reasons. Give yours.

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      4. МОСКОУИЦ  🍂‏ @iFortknox 1 Feb 2014
        Replying to @calestous

        @calestous let me write it up. Will share link.

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      1. Govn ZigZiglar ™‏ @SETH_KIBET 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous #Africa #demographic , I differ, its about making binding decisions independently, at 16, many have not that mind frame.

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      1. Govn ZigZiglar ™‏ @SETH_KIBET 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous #Africa #demographic, I differ, its about ability to make mature binding decisions, w

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      1. chiko‏ @Calebchikoto 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous and let 16yr old kids get beaten up every time the "wrong" candidate wins an election ?

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      1. simon INOU‏ @simoninou 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous very interesting: Electoral Studies: #Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice #elections http://homepage.univie.ac.at/markus.wagner/Paper_Votingat16.pdf …

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      1. simon INOU‏ @simoninou 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous we have an interesting experience in Austria:http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/02/01/the-austrian-experience-shows-that-there-is-little-risk-and-much-to-gain-from-giving-16-year-olds-the-vote/ …

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      1. Herman Clive Nuwaha‏ @HermanClive 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous It would be a great idea!

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      1. Ed Stoner‏ @edstoner91 1 Feb 2014
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        @calestous Balls

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