 Welcome back and of course we are continuing with this conversation on youth and politics, if at all you are just joining us and of course keep engaging with us. We are with Caroline McKenna, the senatorial aspirant for Kiambo County, Caroline Asante-Sama. Thank you so much for sticking with us and of course thank you so much for the feedback. I love that you're coming out boldly, you're not playing the women card as you said earlier on. Now I want us to move to the next part and of course I want you to give us just a brief synopsis of your manifesto. What is it that you've got lined up for the people of Kiambo County? Just briefly in a short period of time. Ram, thank you very much. I will highlight a few. Actually as we've heard our conversation going on, I've been able to tackle quite a number of them. So I will just mention for those ones so that I can get time to expound on the others. The first one is actually youth and employment and where we spoke exactly, we talked about that. The other thing that I wanted to speak about youth is to ensure that we have social holds in all my 60 words. Kiambo has 12 constituencies and 60 words. So for the 60 words, I will champion through the county assembly and coordinated function working. I will suggest to them and propose mechanisms on how we can invent social holds so that we are able to tap into talents and nurture them from a young and tender age. We also need to tackle sports, sports to ensure that our sportsmanship is not lost in the midst of hustling. Ensure that people who are gifted in those areas can get a platform whereby they can bring out that talent and also create employment in the sports arena. When we talk about sports for example, we have health in sports. We have coaches in sports. We have referees. We have mentors. All these are job opportunities and nurture talent to the point whereby we can actually sponsor players to national teams so that they can get an income through their talents. On the same note, we want to have academies, sports academies and in sports normally they just think of football. There are many other sports that we can expound on. Those are issues that I want to ensure that we discuss them extensively with all the other dockets in the county government formation. So that's employment and of course we talk about sports and recreational activities. Exactly. For the youth. Here we have music, art. Beautiful. Exactly. And even if somebody wants to be an uncle like you, they can get that opportunity to develop that from a tender age. That's for youth. The other thing we talked about is for personally, I want to vouch for a fair and attractive business environment for the Kiambu people. This is through harmonization of licensing to ensure that the licensing aspect is harmonized. You realize that there's a mystery where when you want to register a business, you realize you'll be told there's fire, there's city council, there's garbage, there's health. Before you know it, a license that you thought would cost you 5,000 ends up extending to 15, 20. So it becomes unbearable for the people who want to start up businesses. So we would want to sit and create policy. I will be an advocate to create policy at the county assembly so that we can ensure that we have licensing procedures that will ensure that those who are having startups and small businesses are protected. And the more so, we also want to make it investor-friendly environment. This simply means we will not put up demands for the people who want to come and invest in Kiambu by giving unrealistic and exaggerated requirements for them to start up and taking a long duration. So on business entity, that is what I ensure to do. I have also promised the hokas and the people who are trying to self-employ. Because we are saying there is no employment in our nation. So if you are trying to self-employ, you are a hoka, you are a small business person, I will ensure that the county of Kiambu will protect you by setting apart areas that the hokas can trade in peace. You do not need to start go to training for marathon so that you can hok because it is a cut and mouse kind of thing. That is what we need to change on that. The other aspect is on security. Our security, there are areas of Kiambu that are very unsafe. This is because of what we are talking about, lack of employment, idleness, and also there is a very slow police response mechanism. So we want to ensure that we have cohesive working in togetherness so that the police can serve the people and the people can also enhance security through community policing, which had actually been started a while ago. So security matters will have to be tackled in that area and ensure that there are roads that cannot be accessed. So they become a threat to the people, lighting, all those things are under security that I will want to ensure are met. And the most important thing is agriculture. Kiambu is an agricultural hub, a food basket that contributes to the Kenya economy. So currently our farmers who are scattered in places like Lari, Limuru, Ghedongori, their produce cannot get to their markets in good timing. So they have brokers who come in and the brokers take the produce from the farmer at a very low cost. And when they take it to the market, the price is inflated to a very high percentile, which simply means the farmer who is producing is incurring a very heavy cost of production, but they are not getting the benefit because their produce is not fetching the same market value. So I will come in by providing legislation that will take care of the farmer so that we have pricing that to ensure that the farmer is protected and is encouraged to continue their farming without some of these impediments that are opposing challenges. Karolin, if you look at the history of Kiambu County, we've had so many issues concerning leadership in that county. One person being removed from office, another person being removed from office and police cases going around office all the way from the county level to the gubernatorial level. What you thought in regards to that is it's solvable because in Kiambu County we've got so many leadership roles that are very, very important and very key. And when we have such kind of dispensations, it leads to instability. Wow, actually that's one of the things that made me want to buy and buy specifically in Kiambu because one, Kiambu is my home. And two, the fact that there was an impeachment from Kiambu, removal of office due to misconduct simply means that the people of Kiambu are aware and they are doing their jobs and their role is actually felt at the grassroot level. So it is actually a good thing because it makes you as a leader up your game and realize that the people of Kiambu are not people who will just sit back and watch you mess around and bring down the county that is at par. So for me it's actually that is a plus. That is again that there are people who are watching, the MCAs are doing their roles. If you come in and there is corruption that is provided for by the law and the law was followed and the gaps were identified. So that simply means that the people are doing their job and if we could have more leaders doing that and more counties having that you will have issues of corruption and all this misconduct and abuse of office going down significantly. So for me it is actually a plus. Oh, it's a good thing. It's a very good thing. It doesn't destabilize. It doesn't destabilize. It stabilizes because if already you have seen an issue why should you let the rot finish you? Get rid of it. It has been provided for in the constitution. So constitutionally without which hand and clearly if there is misconduct and abuse of office yes, you're not supposed to sit in that office. You need to be removed so that people who are willing to work for the people are the ones that are occupying these spaces. Now, will you keep your hand of the bargain? Absolutely. People change when they get into the office. Will you keep your hand of the bargain? That my promise and my commitment to the people of Kiyambu I will keep my promise when you give me your vote and ensure that I am your senator this 2020 election. What if you didn't? What if you didn't? What if you did not? What if you did not? What if you did not? What if I do? And remember, we said, I am a leader. So it simply means that we will continue serving the people. Okay. Yes. Sure? Yeah, absolutely, without a doubt. We are watching. You can hold me accountable and you can call me back again when I'm senator for Kiyambu and we can revisit these issues. Yes. I will. I will. I'm looking forward. If God makes it happen, I will. Amen. I'm looking forward to that. I will keep you accountable too. Oh, absolutely. I am ready. I am available and that's why I'm here. I want us to bring this conversation to a close and Karen, I want to give you time to speak to the people of Kiyambu County. What is your final word? Of course, talk to them. That is your camera. Thank you, Ram, for that opportunity. Thank you very much, my people of Kiyambu. Like we have had this conversation. My name is Caroline Makenna Kigunda. In the ballot paper, my name is the first one. I request you all the way from Limuru, Lari, Kiamba, Kabete, Gatondo North, Gatondo South, all the way to Thika, Roiro, Jujia, Kikuyu, Kiyambu. Kindly enable me to do all these things for you. I am yours, Senator Caroline Makenna. Your vote to Caroline Makenna is an end to corruption. Your vote for Caroline Makenna is stability in businesses. Your vote for Caroline Makenna is health services that are not just empty buildings, but institutions that are going to serve you and are ready people who are the county employees, county workers serving you. And my idea and my agenda is to ensure that you, Mwana Inchi, will be the real Mwenye Inchi. Mwana Inchi, na ombaku raya ko, ya senator for Kiambu County 2020-22. Thank you. Because it's important to note that she is from the Kenya National Congress Party. Correct. You have a hashtag that you're using. Makenna gisha? Makenna hekenogia kiyabu. I wish you the best. Let me explain that a little. Makenna hekenogia kiyabu, That simply means Makenna is the happiness for Kiambu because when Kiambu people elect Makenna, they will not go crying. They will be a happy people because I will provide remedial and solution mechanisms to tackle all the issues that have been bringing us down as a nation and as a people of Kiambu County. Makenna hekenogia kiyabu. Hashtag again. Hashtag Makenna hekenogia kiyabu. I've not said anything yet. I just wanted to hear that hashtag. Yes. Sounds so good. Thank you. I wish you the best Makenna. I'll send you some around. Keep doing what you're doing and whether you get it or not, I believe you're still going to be the leader that Kiambu needs. Absolutely. We will get it. So if you do not, we will come back. We will definitely be here. Yes Ram. And if you do, we will come back and have this conversation. Absolutely. Thank you so much. And of course ladies and gentlemen, that brings us to the end of this conversation. A big thanks to Makenna. Karen Makenna, the senatorial aspirant for Kiambu County. And I hope that you've learnt something during this conversation. I hope you've maybe been satisfied with one or two or three things that she has said. Makenna hekenogia kiyabu. Asya. Asyaan desana. And of course keep talking to us. The Ashra Ghazuli is why in the morning at Ram Aguko and at Y254 channel, the official station handle. And of course at Stephanie Ayeta, my colleagues handle. We are taking a short break. We'll be back with more writing on why in the morning. This is Youth and Politics. My name is Ram Aguko. Thank you so much for sticking with us.