Calling on Young Leaders

NYC  and all Young Leaders,
Happy New Year.
I am impressed with the zeal with which you have addressed the issues that affect us as Kenyans in the last year. Bravo for standing firm for Kenya. With that said, I want to appeal to you to embrace the dictates of our constitution on Integrity and leadership. It does not limit good leadership to age.

Launching The Great Nairobi Walk against Corruption

It talks about the qualities we need and these qualities come through all ages. We have some old wise men as we have some young wise men. We have rotten young leaders who when they open their mouths, the stench that comes from what they say would make you take some leave of absence from your TV set. Similarly, we have like minded old men. But the good thing is, Kenyans have become wiser, and thanks to the campaigns that you have put in place, Kenya will not be the same again.
In as much as some people have dissapointed Kenya and Kenyans, both the young and old leaders have played worrying roles that have made Kenya what we are now. Let us move Kenya to a level where able and good leadership drives our National appeal. Let us not disenfranchise other Kenyans on account of age when it comes to leadership. Let us all join hands and root for able and good leadership, be they young or old. We are all in a transition and at some point, we all qualify to be Youth Alumni.
Lastly, as the young people of Kenya, how happy are we when Kenya and East Africa becomes one big heap of rubbish? When we drive along our highways, young people are busy littering our roads; they drink as they drive, throw bottles and beer cans out of their car windows, show no regard to a clean environment, yet, we want to lead!

Uncollected garbage in Pumwani

This is to motivate all the young leaders into action. Let us not focus only on political power. Let us focus on a Kenya that will be good for us now, good for our children, and a Kenya that we will be proud of when we also become old men.
The time for us to act is now. And what better way can we do it other than by organizing all our activities around Environmental Campaign. I want to count on all the young leaders in our Monthly Clean-up Campaigns in Kenya and East Africa.
We want you to take charge of your neighbourhood. Organize yourselves and join us every 4th Saturday of the Month in Making our Neighbourhoods cleans. Thereafter, organize pep talks on environmental campaigns as well as all civic matters you want to address.
This is our country and we must be proud in making Environmental Campaign our personal issues. We all need a clean environment- let us make it clean.
Have a blessed year as we all join in making Kenya and all of East Africa clean.

Odhiambo T Oketch,
CEO KCDN Nairobi,
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi Kenya.
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Odhiambo T Oketch is the current Chairman to the City Council of Nairobi Stakeholders Evaluation Team on Performance Contracting and Rapid Results Management. He is also Chair to the Nyamonye Catholic Church Development Fund.He was also the Co-Chair and Coordinator of The Great Nairobi Walk against Corruption that was held in Nairobi on the 22nd October 2010

Board; Mr. Rashid Juma [Chair], Mr. Odhiambo T Oketch [CEO], Mr. Elijah Agevi, Mr. Gichane Muraguri, Ms Kethi D Kilonzo,Hon Lewis Nguyai, Mr. Oduor Ong’wen, Mr. Lameck Siage, Dr Grace Ongile, Ms Nelly Githaka, Mr. Sam Olendo, Mr. Felix Kibet and Ms Brigitte Frey.