From: odhiambo okecth

Friends,

In the recent past, I have been involved with several Community Groups, the Councils and the University Students in Kenya in championing for safer waste disposal and environmental management.

I was invited to a workshop on Green Economy at Kenyatta University on the 3rd Oct and I attended. And on the 12th-16th November, they will be hosting World University Students in Nairobi on the same topic; Green Economy.

Having read the posting and suggestions from a friend from Cameroon Mr. Ohiri Ubomah, I want to make some open follow-up on the same. Can the University Students in Africa unite to create a move that will change the course of action in Africa?

Yes they can.

Mr. Ohiri leaves and works in the United States of America and him and other colleagues are keen on making Health Education be incorporated in the Education Curriculum in Africa. We could add Environmental Management to this as well.

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Africa is celebrating 50 years of their Independence during this time in History. And as we celebrate those years, they are definitely lost years. We have seen no tangible development across Africa that we can take to the bank. And it is is with this in mind that as we celebrate our 50 years on Independence in Kenya next year, on the 1st June 2013 to be specific, we must pause, think and re-group.

Will it be business as usual? No. Not this time.

We will also be going for a General Election in Kenya next year, and with this comes an opportunity to entrench impunity, tribalism and to unleash stolen money on the electorate. We can stop this if we unite forces and mobilize the University Students to step forward and help make change take place.

For how long will we be saddled with inept leadership hinged on stolen money and tribe as the driving attributes to power and more wealth. And not to National Development?

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I firmly believe that University Students in Africa have the ability to isolate issues and stay with the facts. I also firmly believe that University Students can be the change agents that will catapult Africa to new Leadership. They can withstand any financial onslaught from the Politicians and help make all and sundry understand the issues upon which Elections ought to be won.

If our Politicians cannot understand this, then someone MUST make them understand this. And the University Students across Africa stand a better chance stepping forward now to help drive the change agenda.

These are issues close to my heart.

Oto