A group of youth allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have formed a caucus to campaign for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) across the country.
Under the name Young Turks Handshake Alliance, the group said they had a strategy to create a 10-million-strong network of committed youth drawn from all counties to lobby for the passage of the Building Bridges Initiative Bill.
Co-chaired by Education Chief Administrative Secretary Zack Kinuthia and EALA MP Oburu Oginga’s son, Jaoko, the group said they were a non-partisan national network of patriotic young Kenyans.
In a statement to newsrooms, the caucus said they had set up an 18,000-member coordination team drawn from across the country, which consists of an equal number of men and women to campaign for the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill.
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“We believe that BBI is not a political document but a means to a prosperous future for all young Kenyans,” said the statement.
The group said Kenyans will benefit from the increased allocation to counties, from a minimum of 15 per cent to 35 per cent.
Kinuthia (pictured) said the creation of a youth commission and nominating two young people to the National Assembly are big benefits.
