By John Mutiso
Kasmuel McOure has launched a movement dubbed the Broad-Based Youth Front to lobby the government directly for youth interests.
In a statement on Tuesday, December 9, McOure said he will not take direction from any politician who did not participate in the June 2024 protests.
The ODM Youth League member emphasized that the broad-based youth front will champion the affairs of the young people directly without relying on political intermediaries.
“I will not take direction from any politician who was not with me on the streets last year regarding the broad-based government. Their popularity or political status notwithstanding.
“We are in this broad-based government until it fully delivers its mandate, and we will own it to the very end. Your cheap rhetoric and attempts at political reinvention will not deter us. Starting today, we will lobby the government for youth affairs directly, through the Broad-Based Youth Front. Politicians have toyed with the youth for far too long,” said McOure.
McOure said the Broad-Based Youth Front will work with all leaders, especially those in President Ruto’s administration, since public responsibility lies with them.
He also said he will reach out to the youth leagues across the broad-based formation, beginning with the UDA party, to secure an audience with party leaders and present the youth blueprint.
Further, the activist said the movement will pressure the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports, accusing it of failing to deliver to the young people.
“We will also raise the ante against the indolence and intolerable inefficiency of the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports.
“Its dismal performance treats the youth of this country as an afterthought, prioritizing personal agendas over the mandate entrusted to them,” McOure stated.
McOure came to the limelight during the nationwide anti-finance bill demonstrations in June 2024.
He was among the youths who led the anti-finance bill movement both online and in the streets.
In November 2024, McOure officially joined ODM, declaring that it is the only party that truly supports the people in East and Central Africa.
Since joining the ODM Party, the activist has been a huge supporter of the broad-based government.
