Our 2022 Journey
The Regeneration of Kisumu: Where it started
The year 2022 was a remarkable year that ushered in issue-based politics, agenda-driven campaigns, and people-centered manifestos across most levels of leadership. Bu what is often not talked about was the emergence of into the political arena.
My experience during these campaigns was momentous. And one thing that stuck with me was the immense potential that we have as a people to drive an agenda together. I had the honor of engaging key stakeholders, including community gate keepers, people in leadership positions, community mobilizers. After my speechin Kisumu Central, one young man approached me and said, "We have waited for such a moment for a long time; a time when we would have an alternative to the leadrs we have always had"...
The greatest mandate is that which comes from the people
This was my first engagement of the people in the agora. Inasmuch as we were at a solemn burial of one of our elders, the people gave me an opportunity to speak with them and when they had heard, they appeared to proclaim, "Never have we heard a [young] man speak like this man". Some of them people had come across my manifesto...
After the elections
The post-election period threw everyone to an ambivalent mood, especially given some of the unexpected outcomes. But we remained steadfast. My supporters did not have a chance to vote for their preferred candidate. But we were all content because I drummed support for the incumbent. We continued to engage the people, to discuss matters of mutual interest. And life also moved on, just not the same way that it did in the periods that preceedd the elections.
What would you have done differently if you had the chance to run for office in 2022?
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