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ODM’s Raila Odinga Urges Government To Re-look Curriculum Concerns
ODM Leader Raila Odinga has urged the national government to look into the current curriculum, saying there is a disconnect between graduates and the job market.
Raila, who was meeting the Buy Kenya Build Kenya team in Nairobi this morning opined that monies are going into waste instead of helping jobless youth, which in turn will lead to economic development.
“The curriculum really needs to be looked at by the government and approved, because you waste money that can better be deployed to help the unemployed,” the ODM chief said.
He avers that if youth, who make up about 75 per cent of the population are properly empowered, they will become a source of wealth creation.
“The problem we have is the mismatch between skills and demand in the market. We have so many young people running around with academic papers,” he said.
Raila is on a culmination of a three-day tour of Central region.
He is expected to meet key business leaders of the Mt Kenya Economic Forum Block today, with a cache of promises ahead of the 2022 General Election.
The Mt Kenya Foundation (MKF) brings together a group of wealthy Central Kenya businessmen, who have in the past influenced elections in successive regimes. The meeting follows a decision by the populous region to back the former premier.
Raila enjoyed a triumphant visit to the Mt Kenya region at the weekend, seemingly culminating in a tactical backing by four Mt Kenya governors – Ndiritu Muriithi (Laikipia), Nakuru’s Lee Kinyanjui, James Nyoro (Kiambu) and Central Kenya Economic Bloc chairman Francis Kimemia (Nyandarua).
After a meeting with the four governors at a Nanyuki hotel, he left for Nairobi where he made stopovers at Narumoru, Chaka, Karatina, Sagana, Kenol and several others on Thika superhighway terminating at Githurai on the border of Kiambu and Nairobi yesterday.
The former premier is among other presidential hopefuls courting Mt Kenya in recent weeks, in hopes of securing the region’s vote next year.
Deputy President William Ruto has vowed to that his government if given the mandate to lead the country in the August 9 polls will deal with hands-on with ‘State capture.’
According to the Presidential candidate, state policies are being used to facilitate the theft of public funds as corruption had been absorbed into government.
DP William Ruto made these calims while speaking to the Reuters in an interview.
“We have no intention of prosecuting President Uhuru Kenyatta, but we have every intention of dealing with State capture. It cannot be business as usual,” the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential candidate said.
DP Ruto’s running mate, Rigathi Gachagua also alluded to said State capture, saying those involved will be dealt with should Kenya Kwanza form the next government.
“We will not go after individuals. We will go after all those in state capture and conflict of interest,” Gachagua said in a joint media broadcast.
The Mathira MP vaguely explained that it was “people in power who have used or are using their offices to use up public resources to their advantage,” when asked who or what State capture was.
The DP has also revealed plans of bringing to end the Kenya’s national debt, which currently stands at Sh9 trillion, in an exclusive interview with international media.
He said the country has the capacity to handle the debt situation, and that they as Kenya Kwanza have mapped out plans of how to go about it, should they win.
“We will put the brakes on more borrowing. It may not come to zero but we will begin the journey to slow down on more borrowing,” the DP said.
Campaigns hit fever pitch and candidates scramble for airtime to sell their agendas with just eighteen (18) days left as Kenya will soon be headed to the General Election.
Sonko has increased the intense in the race for Mombasa county which already has aspirants from the UDA and ODM parties.
Sonko has finally been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to contest for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
On Thursday, July 14 2022, Sonko in the accompany of his supporters was given the green light.
The former Nairobi governor was invited by the IEBC to submit his letter for clearance as per a letter addressed to him earlier.
“The venue will be the IEBC Mombasa County offices and you are expected to submit your papers on July 14, 2022 between 2pm and 4pm,” Swalha Ibrahim the returning officer said.
The letter to Sonko came after a high court ruled that the politician doesn’t be disqualified from vying for governor noting that the governor was eligible to run for office. The commission said it could not head to the courts to appeal the decision as time could not allow.
Addressing the media after the clearance, Sonko said his candidature seeks to solve the problems of the people in the Coastal city and that he was bringing a new awakening in the city.
Sonko said he was not worried about the short time time line he has to undertake the campaigns in the large city noting that he was drawing a campaign schedule to begin immediately.
“We must campaign, we have few days but we will utilize them properly. We can do two days per constituency or a day per constituency,” Sonko noted.
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