Writes Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu City.
The Orange Democratic Movement {ODM} is threatened by the many adversaries from within itself and from outside because the anti-reformist forces have ganged up to deny Kenyans the change which they fought for many years.
The party’s internal and external enemies are burning midnight oil everyday with the view to see to it that ODM does not ascend to power in 2012.The party’s enemies are spending huge sums of monies and resources to deny the party the victory which is inevitable.
These remarks were made at the by Hilary Ochieng Alila, who is one of the youth coordinators during the party’s Nyanza Youth Consultative Forum held last Saturday at the New Kisumu Hotel.
He told the party youth who came from many parts of Luo-Nyanza that to combat the activities of their party’s adversaries, fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.. ”Together united we will achieve our goal. If God is for us, who can be against us?,” he asked.
He went on, ”We as the youth of ODM should support our party leader to win the war that he is faced with. However, this must not by the use of stones and machetes, but with fresh ideas that will scare away the enemy. The youths have a duty and responsibility to bring the real change to the country; this is because they may not get this opportunity again”.
Alila, who is one of the aspirants who have declared their interests in contesting the Homa-Bay County Senate seat in 2012, told the participant that the key to the ability is a changeless sense of which they are and what is heir value. He told them to unite and make the ODM stronger not only inside Luo-Nyanza alone in all other parts of Kenya.
He invoked the saying of a philosopher Albert Einsten who said, ” ‘Try not to become a man o success, but rather try to become a man of value.’ ” “We have gathered here today as youths with young brains and energy with which we can use to brighten our party ODM, rejuvenate it with loads of new ideas that we carry ourselves and help the party to posterity.”
Alila told the youths that Nyanza has been known to produce men and women of stature. Big brains come from this region. “Talk of educationists, leading lawyers and doctors, entrepreneurs, “name them Nyanza has them all; Why can’t they use all these brains to navigate our beloved party leader the Rt Hon.Raila Amolo Odinga to the top leadership of this country ,” he asked.
Alila told the youth that he is a young entrepreneur and that he had invested in business that have created to many enterprises that have created employment to many a youth.”I don’t just use the proceeds from my business to benefit myself; I also help the needy and also contribute to the development of our party ODM. And you can be part of the brains that the ODM needs,” he told the youths.
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