Last Saturday 29th September 2007 was an interesting day for the residents of Waruku, Kileleshwa ward. They woke up in the morning to witness 46 young men and women embark on a thorough clean-up exercise of the informal settlement.Starting from the deplorable Waruku CDF bridge to the proposed chief’s office site, the young people of Waruku cleared bushes, trenches and collected garbage from all around Waruku. By the end of the day, there was a remarkable difference in the general appearance of the place.
This event was a culmination of two weeks of planning between a progressive youth group in Waruku known as the Last born generation group and myself. My friends managed to raise some allowances to pay the group, hire a garbage collection vehicle and obtain the chief’s and police permits.
The clean-up exercise was meant to improve the environment of the voters I aspire to lead while demonstrating concern for their welfare. It went very well with the sentiments I’ve been expressing while interacting with voters; that “Uongozi ni vitendo” (Leadership is about actions).
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