It has been said that young men and women are the leaders of tomorrow. And the current leadership has made sure that the tomorrow they keep on talking about does not come any sooner. That is why the 21st century must be declared the Century of Renaissance in Africa, The Century of Youthful Tsunamis Sweeping Across Africa, from Cairo Egypt, through Loitoktok Kenya and finally to the sharp corner of Southern Africa. The need for contribution of the youth to community development in Africa and the world cannot be overemphasized.
The future of Africa is in the hands of the
vibrant, energetic and productive youthful members of the African community.
The young Turks must and should decide whether they will keep on sitting on the
fence while criticizing the leadership
of the day without doing anything concrete to help them help the people, or
they will say No More to Oppression, No More to Anarchy , No More to Autocracy
that have characterized most jurisdictions in the African continent. History has taught us lessons of societies
that were emancipated from the york of bondage and untold suffering in the
hands of their “leaders”. History is rich with stories of men and women who
took a vow and decided they will step in and make a difference in their
communities. I am yet to come across a society that was developed by one year
old kids or hundred year old men and women; and we must learn from that.
In the Change Making Movement, the drivers of the Change the Way Things Are Done agenda will
encounter opposition from individuals in and out of government who would wish
to maintain the status quo because either they are not development-minded or
are benefitting from the process. This should however embolden the Change
Makers. They should treat the opposition they get as bumps in the road to
Eldorado, the mythical place of cold water and honey. Straight and smooth roads
have never produced competent drivers, rocky and muddy terrains have. A society
where everybody agrees to a proposal is not a serious society. A society where
100% of the population trusts the leaders is not a human society.
Leader-worship is not the reason why America grew into becoming the most
powerful nation on earth. The Martin Luther Kings of our 21st
century have a duty to play if the menace of terrorism, corruption and many
ills ailing the Kenyan society today are to be rooted.
We need Community Empowerment in Northern Kenya; we
need a dead-end to the radicalization of the youth in Mombasa and Nairobi; we
need a thorough reform process in the executive arm of the county and national
governments. We need a robust development agenda to spur growth and turn around
our 47 economies; otherwise devolution will be the worst thing to have happened
in the history of post-colonial Kenya. The youth must rise up to the challenge
For whatever reason I may or may not know, this gentleman must be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHe talks after doing, advises after making it.
No waste of chances here.