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Press statement by the National Youth Convention

In September of 2008, 1300 delegates from all the eight provinces of Kenya created the National Youth Movement at the National Youth Convention. 14 Key resolutions were passed and has been actively recruiting and implementing them through members across the country and at the national level. The National Youth Movement is active and will deliver results as per to the aspirations of the young people who legitimately formed it.

Press Statement by the National Youth Convention.
Nairobi: Thursday May 28th 2009

Jimmy Kibaki, Tonny Gachoka and Kiema Kilonzo do not speak for the Youth
Movement.

In September of 2008, 1300 delegates from all the eight provinces of Kenya
created the National Youth Movement at the National Youth Convention. 14 Key
resolutions were passed and has been actively recruiting and implementing them
through members across the country and at the national level. The National Youth
Movement is active and will deliver results as per to the aspirations of the
young people who legitimately formed it.

The NYC was represented at the Inter Ethnic youth Forum at the Jumuia
Conference Center in Limuru. The Action Plan adopted by the 170 representatives
of the different ethnic groups from across Kenya will and forms part of the
outreach programmes that is under implementation. NYC supports the efforts of
the Inter Ethnic Forum and stands by its action plan.

Jimmy Kibaki, Tonny Gachoka and Kiema Kilonzo were invitees to the National
Youth Convention and gave the convention a wide absence. As such they were never
elected to represent the National Youth Movement. The NYC notes with grave
concern that after Kiema Kilonzo un-invited at the Inter Ethnic Dialogue showed
up and after noting that the US Government and other development Partners were
keen to work with youth in Kenya, he is conspiring with others (Jimmy and Tonny)
to hijack the Youth Movement’s Agenda for short term political gains. The trio
does not have a following and no track record of working for the youth
development in Kenya and therefore a cheap political outfit that will expire
immediately after the next general election.

The National youth Movement therefore recommits its force and following from
across the country on the resolutions as passed by delegates from all the 210
constituencies and welcomes all partners working in the youth development arena
to supporting the youth agenda in Kenya We caution all the Development Agencies
against working with rogue politicians purporting to be committed on the youth
agenda.

The National youth Movement will continue to watch out for the youth of Kenya
in persisting for the mainstreaming and promoting of their visibility and voice
in the national agenda. While every Kenyan has a right to work and organize
young people for any noble cause, we take exception for politicians who want to
use young people and dump them after they are done with their short term
political agenda.

Signed for and on behalf of the National Youth Convention.

Emmanuel Dennis Ngongo – Convener
[email][email protected]

CC: All Development Partners and Foreign Missions in Kenya