In Summary: Youth leaders affiliated to ODM have made a pledge to campaign in the region in anticipation of Raila Odinga's victory.
Written By Ramadhan Kambi | |
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) youths leaders in Kilifi County now wants the youths to support ODM party leader Raila Odinga and his Azimio la Umoja movement.
Orange Democratic Movement youth leaders from the party headquarters together with ODM aspirants from Malindi led by Amina Mnyazi who is eyeing for the parliamentary seat said its only Raila who is going to take the country to another level once elected president.
Speaking during Azimio la Umoja Malindi chapter meeting with over 800 youths drawn from all the five wards at Cleopatra theatre hall the leaders told the youth to reject Deputy president William Ruto’s UDA and the newly formed Pamoja African Alliance as they have nothing to offer to Kenyans.
The Azimio la Wakenya Malindi youth convention was organized by Mnyazi and was attended by ODM Youth league president John Ketora, ODM Youth league treasurer Tyson Muthusi, Director of Youth Affairs Benson Musungu, Mombasa Nominated MCA Cyvilizer Aran, Kilifi Senatorial candidate Fikirini Jacobs.
Others were Two Kilifi Woman Representative aspirants Esther Kache and Witness Tsuma together with a host of Aspiring MCAs.
Ketora said Deputy President Wiliam Ruto’s bottom-up economic model of Wheelbarrow was taking back the country to the age of Homo sapiens a time when youth were digital and have schooled up to universities.
“The current youths use iPhone smartphones; they went to universities you want to take us back to the evolution stage even before Christ came,” he said.
The Youth league president said they did research in all Kenyan slums that came up with the blueprint for youth which they submitted to Raila and all youth said they need good life, drive good vehicles, own good houses, and money.
“I want to ask William Ruto which Kenyan youth do you talk to, do you talk to the young people or do you listen from the young people, he talks to young people that is his difference with Baba Raila Amolo Odinga, Raila listens to the youth,” he said.
Musungu on his part said they have set up proper strategies to ensure nominations will not create divisions that may see supporters exit.
Currently, he said ODM has a new elections board that recognizes all the past mistakes and has come to correct them to ensure there is harmony even after nominations.
“To the aspirants of ODM who are seated I want to encourage you and let you know that party primaries will be free and fair, the aspirant who is most popular is the one who will be elected and given the ticket of ODM,” he said.
Musungu said in a constituency where one aspirant has no competitor will be given a direct nomination and where there are more than one, they will first apply consensus which if fails shall go for nomination and the best candidate who wins will be given the ticket.
Mnyazi said she made a decision to contest through an ODM ticket because the Ruto’s party does not mean well for Kenyans.
She said it is Raila alone who knows where the country is coming from where it is and where it is heading to.
The Malindi Aspirant said in 2017 she contested for Women Representative position and told pe0ople Jubilee party would win and now she has also joined Raila and he is the one going for president.
She told Malindi and Kilifi residents at large to reject the PAA party associated with governor Amason Kingi and all candidates associated with PAA as they do not have the vision to transform the county.
“My fellow youth if there is a person out of those contesting for the presidency, who has the wisdom is Raila Amolo Odinga, he has brains and knowledge of Kenya from where it came from and where it’s supposed to go for prosperity,” he said.
Jacobs who is eying for the senatorial seat said youth should be allowed to contest for all MCA seats but he openly declared he would be going to become senator using all means.
He said already he was endorsed by Siaya Senator James Orengo, Junet Mohamed, and all the people of Kilifi county want him to go for the seat.
Others who spoke and campaigned for Odinga include the Cvilizer who urged the youth not to shy away from going for elective positions.
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