Take Charge Corrupt Officials, Aspirant Appeals To The President.
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| MCA Florence Njeri Ngeru responding to the press at Africana College of Professionals in Thika during the graduation ceremony of Kiambu Youth Campaigners. |
Florence Njeri Ngeru
(Flozie), who is a nominated M.C.A at the Kiambu Assembly, said that it was
quite discouraging that even though everyone was in consensus that there was rampant
corruption in the system, nothing much was being done to curb this vice. She said
that Kenyans had very high hopes in the Jubilee Government and it was therefore
mandatory for the president to lead from the front in the fight against
corruption.
“It is quite unfortunate
that even though everyone including our president has admitted to the existence
of rampant corruption within the ranks, nothing is being done to fight the
vice. All we are treated to is theatrics that does not help us as Kenyans. We don’t
to hear the president telling us that he is unable to do something to these
people. We voted him in knowing quite well that he was capable of restoring the
dignity of this nation. We therefore call upon him to make sure that those
mentioned in corrupt deals face the full wrath of the law,” said Flozie during
the graduation ceremony of 30 youth who had attended a one-week peace campaign workshop
at the Africana College in Thika.
She said time was
now ripe that all those mentioned in corruption were barred from vying for any
political seat as this would help clean up the system. She added that majority
of these people only wanted power to protect their dirty past and subdue anyone
pursuing to unearth their misdeeds.
The MCA also noted
that the same treatment should be extended to all those politicians who were being
associated with violence.
“We have been
witnessing our youth being used to cause chaos by those eying seats in next
year’s polls. This is unacceptable and the government needs to hold these
politicians into account lest we end up in a bloody 2017,” she said.
She reckoned that in
every fiscal year, both the county and national governments allocated money for
civil education, finances that would go a long way in equipping the youth in
the fight against violence especially during the electioneering period.
She appealed to the
youth to ensure that next year’s elections were conducted in a peaceful
environment, asking them to engage the politicians in demanding from them, a
youth agenda and how they would uplift their way of life.
She admitted that
things within the devolved Government of Kiambu were not up to the expectations
of the residents and there was need to make some hard decisions come August
2017.
“I must admit that
as a resident of Kiambu, things have not worked as we would have expected. Our representatives
have not represented us well resulting to so many challenges in various fields.
It is for this reason that I am presenting my candidature for Thika Township
Ward so as to bring the change that the people of Thika and Kiambu have been
yearning for,” said Flozie.
She pointed out that
part of her agenda was to see that the road infrastructure in Thika was
relooked, security for both the business community and the residents was
improved and also fight for a conducive environment for business and
entrepreneurship.
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