in an exclusive interview in one of our Media stations a Mr Anthony Kibagendi (pictured Left), the Chairman of the Vipa Party of kenya says he made a very interesting observation about the Kenyan youth were locked out of the Kamukunji Parliamentary elctions by the IIEC. This got my mind jogging.... .
The youth make up about 60% of registered voters, right? That makes us the outright majority of voters, but I highly doubt that there is any political party in Kenya that actually reaches out to the youth. I’m talking about having the youth’s interests at heart. Kenyan politics is all about name calling and mud slinging, and in the process no one bothers to address issues (or at least make empty promises in their manifestos) to address issues faced by the youth.
We face various issues that include HIV/AIDS, sexual (as well as other forms of) abuse, inadequate educational facilities, lack of employment opportunities for university graduates, lack of adequate opportunities to develop individual talents among others.
Anyway, the idea is, would it be possible/feasible to cater for the youth with a special need by allocating special seats for them so that they solely cater for the interests of the youth? I’m not necessarily talking about going for the top seats, but let’s assume that the they could reach out to the youth in all corners of the country and educate them about their rights and the importance of having representation for the youth and by the youth,
Whats your take on this?
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