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Caleb Amisi

It is of great pleasure and honor to write to you my dear fellow Kenyan .Its my hope that you are all fine and making it great from the Diaspora. Allow me ,kindly, to put forth a brief  intro; Am  a 24 years old   young graduate from The University of Nairobi, Kenya. I'm currently the Director  and co-founder of PODEY AFRICA organization (www.podeyafrica.co.ke).I also hold the national secretary docket of the national youth senate of Kenya (a newly formed consortium of grassroots  youth organizations in Kenya).

The youth in Kenya have for a very long time served no any other role other  than being taken advantaged of their wanting economic situation and used to cause violence and as an intimidation weapon against rival  politicians. I can write a whole book (to be best selling) about the retrogressive leadership in Kenya and the miserable life that youth and to an extension 75% of Kenyans populace live. But I chose to concentrate on my 2012  campaign kitty for Member of parliament for Saboti constituency as I lay strategies on how am going to bring change that will take the whole world by storm and confirm the fact that youth have indeed what it takes to drive   social, political and economic  agenda for  our mother country Kenya. We are making this changes right from the top as we also seek a presidential candidate who will champion for the change that Kenya so much desires.

I was born in a little known village of Vokoli, Sabatia ,Vihiga District,now Vihiga County, My father died two months before I was born, at the age of only 7 months  old I was left in the hands of my  88 years old grandmother ,God rest her soul in internal peace. up to now I don't know whether my mother is still alive or dead. Simply put, I have never seen my parents. Through terribly difficult life, I topped K.C.P.E exams as the top Boy in Vihiga, still have the newspaper cutting. Consequently, on merit, I secured a place in Starehe Boys Center which is one of the best high schools in Kenya. I received full sponsorship, completed with whooping 80 points out of possible 84, later joined The University of Nairobi where I graduated last year with Honors in Bachelor of Commerce degree.

To no any other person in KENYA is my story even possible.

I started a youth  empowerment organization  while in third year at the University of Nairobi with my friend Dennis and latter transformed it into an NGO , working  with youths  and youth groups  in Kenya but  with special focus in Western Kenya  to improve their social ,political and economic  situations. The continued lack of political orientation, family background and financial muscle that is often the ROAD MAP for success in Kenya, has remained to be my biggest setback.For example Our Boda Boda project which aims to train youth involved in boda boda   business so as to combat numerous accidents and death occasioned by lack of basic traffic skills and empower them in micro-business management has faced a financial backlog. Not because it’s not a worth course but because me the son of nobody WITH NO political or class connection, will never get to big organizations and local companies for support. And that is why I believe the richest place on earth is the grave.

Will we continue burying ideas that can transform our society for a better future and for our generation to come, shall we sit and mourn the deeds of our fore leaders, their lack of vision and dreams and their inherent commitment towards their selfishness. Shall we take charge As people of the shared ideologies, rise up and make our politics a contest of ideas and not of whether am a kikuyu,Luyha,Luo or Dorobo?an avenue to visionary, nationalistic leadership  not a bloody struggle in the name of safeguarding stolen wealth, stall promises  and dynasty propagation. We can, my dear friends we can, if we try. Am 24 years, with financial challenges, and little connections and I know I will make it to the 11th parliament of the Republic of Kenya.

Kindly support me, call me to TO SHARE MY DREAM FOR OUR PEOPLE IN Kenya, call me on +254 726 434 179 for a chat, call and invite me to your forums and  discussions about my ambitions and why am going for the seat as a young person. In this journey, you can help, yes you can. By doing so, you will say yes to change in Kenya.

For donations and other help; My A/c details are;
Kenya Commercial Bank, University way branch
a/c no 1104114267 or
send  a cheque to PO BOX 2378 00100 Nairobi Kenya, Western Union or other means convenient to you.

Thank you, be blessed

Regards,
CALEB  AMISI LUYAI
DIRECTOR,PODEY AFRICA
ASPIRING MP FOR SABOTI
YOUTH  LEADER IN TRANSNZOIA COUNTY.
Email:amisicalo@yahoo.com
+254 726 434 179

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zuraya zuri
I applaud your ambition and

I applaud your ambition and sheer gumption in trying to reach out to us and to get into that house in order to propagate change for Kenya. I however think that you are on the right track in terms of creating and working through organizations such as the ones you have founded in order to reach the youth.


Problem is that we all seem to think that the rags to possible riches story will melt the hearts of voters. That since you rose out of nothing to where you are bila mama na baba we will all want to adopt you and thus send you to bunge. I note that alot of narratives by aspiring candidates are embelished with poverty, sadness and a desire to help everyone who will identify with it. I am following the ambitions of one Wajakoyah with a similar tale with a lot of interest!


I am also poor but have tended to think that sending another poor person to represent me never helped...they in turn become rich and forget where they came from...it is a fact of capitalism and democracy as we know it. The rich also go there with the agenda of propagating their wealth and protecting it. It is a catch 22 situation!


I would suggest that you re-write your narrative with less focus on your sad and humble beginings to telling us your basic philosophy and a tangible "how-you-will-do -it" plan, complete with numbers or stats. No more empty rhetoric of "I will bring change"...:build a road"..."bring water"...blah blah fishcake! I have listened to enough of that...I want tangible people with tangible ideas that I can even begin to believe in.Campaigns in the western world are a world apart frm what I see in Kenya where sloganeering and name-calling are the order of the day.


You were on the right track...educate the youth to value themselves, re-invent themselves and not accept to be used as stepping stones, literarily to death sometimes by those who want leadership at whatever cost. I would more quickly put my little change in your youth project than I would in your peptic journey to bunge!


On a final note...good writing and editing of a piece like yours speaks volume of the person we are dealing with. No offence but the "little errors had me worried! (Oh nota bene: I am  teacher!).

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charles lwanda
thats a  good one. Keep the

thats a  good one. Keep the dreams of kenyan youths alive! I lyk the heart,motivation and the power to forge ahead. U wil ultimately be there. This is the change we can believe in,right?

 

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