 We are having much fun in the studio, of course we still continue with the show, Touchline is the show this particular afternoon, of course we discussing matters, sports especially football with regards to what is happening, December holiday is approaching and a lot of people are staging grass root football initiative set to give back to the certain and the young people who are passionate about football and one of them is absolutely Organis joining us this particular afternoon of course is not a new face on the show, it's been here before good to see you. Funtastic. How is Busea? Meaning Busea is doing very fine. Me lad to Leo. I've just landed here to talk about Budalang Youth Sports Academy. Talent search, how is it the progress? We do talent search each and every year and this time around we are doing BISA 2020 talent search for under 15 so that we can give these young people a platform to showcase their talents and they can be able to fulfill their dreams through their talents. Young people have exhibited a lot of talents and their passion for football is on another level right? Budalangi has rough diamonds that just require polishing and if you polish these diamonds I am very sure they are going to shine for the rest of their life. They are going to shine for the rest of their humanity. This initiative has been running for a while? Ya Budalangi has been like since you pioneered the initiative, the program. We started these activities in the year 2013 and I looked at Kenyan context. I looked at Kenyan scenario and I realized that there is a lot of problems that are facing football. There are numerous challenges that are still predominant in most of our counties and sub counties around Budalang. At least because the desire and zeal over young people to conquer and be number one has unfortunately not been matched with opportunities and facilities like most stadiums, even football itself to play. If you look at Kenyan context, thousands and thousands of young people lose hope and they start engaging in the indulging in various activities like drug abuse, prostitution, child labour, child marriage and even child pregnancies. It can therefore not be argued that idleness breeds crime and various malpractices that can only lead to the destruction of an individual and his communities. So we looked at that kind of context and we decided, me and some likely the people like Lord Silas Wereke in Budalangi, Paul Marihemu, the late Paul Nogutinjura, Teddy Miano decided to come up with the Budalangi Youth Sports Academy. In pursuing a passion, in pursuing a zeal to transform the lives of young people, not only in Budalangi but also in Nibusia County and sub counties around in Kenya. And since we started this initiative, it has brought a new dawn, thousands of young people as you speak, they are benefitting from free mentorship program through BISA, they are benefitting from free exchange visit program between BISA and national and international academies through BISA, they are benefitting from free scholarships through BISA. And since we started this initiative, we believe that we have one more main objective. The main objective of Budalangi Youth Sports Academy is to build an arena whereby under the pavilion we put classes. In those classes we will be teaching both national and international syllabus so that we can give these young people an opportunity to showcase their talents and invite the international clubs to come in Kenya, to come in Budalangi and tap these talents. I'm very sure what our young people are being paid outside Kenya is much more that is being paid with a big club like Gormaya here, a player in Gormaya who is being paid mostly it can be said that 1000. That is a little man for the sport. We believe FOOTBALL is a major sport event in the world. This game of FOOTBALL has contributed in enriching so many individuals, so many individuals. The question is usually boiled down to youth and it's all about youth management and how we can help them get on to the next stage in their sports careers and everything. And the last time when we talked we were doing a BISA under 15 talent search. And these are children who are likely to be joining high school or they are finishing primary and joining their high school and all that. How do you fuse them between high school sports and also joining the academy of BISA? We do play this talent search in each and every Sunday of the week. Currently, as we speak, young people are now playing the talent search for this Saturday, tomorrow Sunday and on Monday. After that we now engage our young people in school whereby we deal directly with the school games masters whereby they tap the people who can be able to form a team and come to play on Sunday. So we are very much, is a very much organized academy whereby we have director for coaching who deals with all coaches and coaches involves these games masters in each and every school. Then we have the director for referees who tap the young people who can be able to be trained by FKF and FIFA to become referees. And we have director for communication, we have director for vetting and we have all other stakeholders that make sure that this academy is running during school. And what else after the under 15 now? Under 15 we do have what we call a recruit. We have director for vetting called Madam Phili Soudaba. The purpose of this director for vetting is to ensure that she recruits the best. This best is the one that we take them to exchange visit program between BISA. Just recently we brought young people from Budalang who are the best players of the previous year to more international stadium Kasarani to play with other some academies here in Nairobi. So that we can invite, we invited the other recruiters from outside the world outside Kenya to come and tap these talents. And as we speak, we are very fortunate that we are dealing with the first FCSU coffin in Germany who are doing an exchange visit program and getting us some materials so that we can be able to fulfill our dreams through BISA. So you and I understand that Western is a cradle land. Where he comes from, where the former captain for the national team Rambestaz Victor Wanyama and his brother McDonald Marika. In fact he is build a sports academy at Ekisumu in Ibusia which is current land where he not yet complete. But in the event that it will come to conclusion, think that will be one of the fantastic projects we've ever witnessed in the country. And I think it's a good initiative because during Christmas festivities a lot of people organize grass root football tournaments. But once they are done, it's over. There is no continuity. That is one of the main objectives of BISA. We sat around and decided that we must come with a progressive initiative that will be sustainable. Because if you look around especially during this election time, during this campaign time, you will see so many tournaments that lack sustainability. So we brought this BISA so that we can be able to save this generation to be able to be saved from the bad politicians who brought bad tournaments. And use young people like bait to catch votes. And immediately after elections they leave these young people in the village. One in poverty. They don't know what to do. They come for years later. With the promises again. With the tournaments of Mafianando Leho. Because that's the way to go. That lack sustainability. Mafianando Leho. And they leave these young people in the village. One in poverty. And these young people are smart. They are energetic. If they are given an opportunity they can play better football than even in Ronaldo. Or in Messi. Or women outside Kenya. So we urge these bad leaders to join us. And ensure that we have a proposal in the National Assembly. Which says that each and every constituents must have a sports academy. So that we can be able to tap talents from the grass roots. I'm not talking about the bottom up. But I'm saying we start from the grass roots. So that these young people can be able to showcase their talents while they are still young. When you look at what is happening in our country today. In football and you realize that football Kenya federation is in problems under everything that is going on. What can you advise them? Because when you look at youth and how youths are being taken care of. I think we can go as back as the 1980s era. Where we had the Olympic youth center. And if you look at the 80s. That is when Kenya chaned some of the best footballers. And we qualified three times in that era for the Africa Cup of Nations. It's all because we had a program that was being run from the youth level. Going all the way up. They selected some of the best players then to play for the national team. And you saw how Kenya flourished. When you look at now you have a youth system. That you are running and everything. What can you advise the current football managers? Currently, first of all, I want to appreciate what Dr. Amina Muhamed has done to our football federation. They are disbaminate of football Kenya federation as they go. Tik. Was a good tik. Because if you look at Kenyan context. Young people are losing hope. Thousands of thousands of young people were barring their talents. They were even thinking that football does not pay. Simply because of the top management of the game which was sleeping. And not only sleeping but also engaging in corruption. You cannot be the pilot of the football and you don't have that passion for it. And I want to urge President Uhur Kenyat to support what Dr. Amina Muhamed is doing. Because we doubt disbaminate of FKF. And come up with this proper structure. We will be able to propel our football to another level. Kenya will be forever beaten by Uganda. Five meals, one to ten meals in Djibouti even that we are beaten. Ten years we will start beating us. Simply because we don't have that passion at that top level. I want to urge government to discuss football budget. We want to discuss health budget. We want to discuss education budget. We want to discuss any other big budget like defence. Because if you have proper structure of football or sports from the grass root. The people will be healthy. Simply because others will be watching. Even if you are not playing. Others will be earning from that football. If you get young person from example Buddha line. And be paid what someone like Drogba was being paid. Or be paid the same amount that no Salah is being paid. That person can be able to build a road of 15 kilometers. 10 kilometers for himself. You will change a village. You will change a village. The whole community will see that progress. Football will change the lives of community and Kenyans. In the way that can be seen by everyone. In the eyes of everyone. That road that he builds. He will never carry it away. He will live there to be used forever. By everyone that will come there. That's just one individual. What about if we get two? Other one builds a hospital. Other one builds a market. Other one builds. We will have development all over. Through sports. I am here to urge each and every leader. To think these young people. To support Amina Muhammad. Because if you don't think about young people at this time. Tomorrow they will turn up to be rocks. They will be rocks. They will be rocks not because they want to be rocks. But they will be rocks because they want to be high ground. Because he is reiterating the message that was being delivered by Dave Betale. On the Shwalia round that you know. There is need for people who are at the helm of football management. To be passionate about the game and do what is expected of them. Rather than doing what is geared towards them. Gaining other than the football benefiting. Yes. I have been running this football academy for the last 7-8 years. And I have not gained anything. All I only need is that we must have a structured football academy from grass root level. So that when we have around a star coach. He can go to visit these academies. And top talent from there. Not calling people from Gorma ya who has been called from everywhere. Or from Fc. And say that that is not the team that he has named. He should behave like role-fabish. The late role-fabish. The late role-fabish. The way he was behaving. From grass root level. That's where you go and get the talents. We have CDF money. We have a lot of money that is being used by tournaments that are called mafia. And don't know how in this country of yours everywhere you will find someone being tournament. Tournament. All over. So I look at the games that you are having today here. I think at 2 pm you are having 11 brothers versus ambassador. And then at 4 pm you have generation versus dragon that will be played. And then tomorrow also 11 brothers versus palm and then ambassador versus senior. So those are some of the matches that happened under the BISA under 15 talent search. Exactly. So how did you come with all these matches that you are having at the moment? We advertise for BISA talent search. Then we have 4 branches of BISA in Bidalani youth sports academy. We have BISA north that is found in Bidala south. We have BISA north, BISA south, BISA west and BISA central. All coordinators of these branches do have a center for playing. So when these young people come to play during Sunday, they form teams. They say you are many, you are like a hundred, now you need to form like 4 teams. So these teams give them names. That's why you see there is a dragon, there is a lids, there is an 11 brothers. So that they now start playing in a competitive format whereby at the end of December we come together as a grand finale. In this grand finale we offer them cash prizes but we don't call them cash prizes because they are still young. So we call them basaris whereby we give them basaris ranging from 30,000 to 20,000 to 10,000. So they can be able to remain in school. Then we also give them profit to not met them. And the best players that we have been selected, these are the people now we carry in the bus and bring them here to Nairobi in order to show the other day. So this is a very great initiative that if it can be supported by everyone, can be supported by all of you. Can be supported by every leader on this earth of Kenya. Then we will see development in Kenya that can never been seen through the sports. We have also been working in partnership with Kenya Sports Secondary School Association because I understand KAAA is also doing a related thing, especially at the grassroot school playing against each other. And through the same initiative, talents get supported by relevant stakeholders. Coaches visiting machinani places to get to identify the level of potential. Do you work in partnership with them? We do invite all principals of secondary schools across Kenya to come during grand finale. From 23rd of December, after the 30th of December, we have now proper quarterfinals, semifinals and now the grand finale. This is the time that they come in and start tapping the talents. That's why I say that BISA has given them an opportunity to school for free. So any principal that decided to take our child from BISA must be able to have a covenant with us that this child is going to school for free from one up to from four. So we do work with them hand in hand. Actually the best players that we played the last match that we had before COVID were all from BISA. If you were at Nyeri, that's where the finals were, they are all from BISA. Those are the talents that we showcased at Nyeri. And we believe that if each and every principal who is here in Nyeri at this time and his school performs well in football, he can be able to come during December 23rd to 30th at Makunda in Budalagi. He will get so much rough diamonds that he will go and polish and be able to fulfill their dreams and be able to showcase their talents and be able to make their school shine through their football. You are talking about support. What kind of support do you want to get from football stakeholders and other people out there? First and foremost, I want to thank Dr. Amina Muhammad and I am inviting her to come during these 23rd to 30th football matches. And the most support I want from her as a stakeholder of sports in Kenya, especially in football, I want her to urge our leaders to bring emotion to the parliament to say that we must have sports academy in each and every constituents. That is one. Two, I want to urge Dr. Amina Muhammad. Two, after this take a committee to come up with a committee, to come up with a FKF chair that has a passion at football. And this FKF personnel must be able to look at the grassroot football not only up and over football. Start, I want urge President Hukinyat to look at the budget of sports the same way he looks at the budget of health. That is all. You see, like parents of nowadays when their kids are getting passionate about sports, especially football, they say football is unreliable. It's not, you know, do not put bread on your table. Has it been like in terms of parents from Belangi as if they impressed your initiative to let their kids, you know. When we started, we had so much, we had so much politics. Some say, oh maybe we have played this football for long, it has not been able to propel us to another level. But I told them, what you have bought is a different thing. It is not that tournament, so we have failed and left. This is a kind of football that will be able to propel this child from five years up to 18 years. And we will be able to follow him at the same time to see whether he got job or he did not get job. That has also been the main problem, follow up and continue. Follow up and continue. Continuity, sustainability, that has been the problem. So we told them we have bought this initiative so that we can be able to save these young people from those bad habits of bad politicians who have been using them like a bait to catch votes. So we have bought this football, this baisa so that we can be able to have a school. We will be bringing academies from outside Kenya and bring us an exchange visit program here that will make us earn a foreign exchange. Have you thought of working together with Victor and Yama because I think you guys are neighbors? Have you thought of reaching out to him and he's a good man? His philanthropist is there in public domain too. Victor and Yama is a very good man. Actually he told me if it was not for politics we could have built that study with building somewhere else in Buddha line. And currently we are working hand in hand with him so that he can be able to come during 23rd to 23rd yet of these tournaments. And he promised us one thing that he can be able to fulfill in Kenya is to ensure that we have grass root academy and maybe one of them might be baisa let us play well hard. Yes. Wow. String it has been a fantastic show this particular afternoon talking about national football and even grass root football initiatives that he said to give back to the society and empower young people who are passionate about football and absalim. Organo is the director of baisa but along youth sports association academy is joining us to give his views with regards to what is expected ahead of December festivity a lot of initiatives being put in place and have you found yourself a guest of honor you know you can use this opportunity to reach out to David early here and he has a long story can come and empower the young people David tell whatever you are doing what several things just put in mind that the Buddha Lang Youth Sports Academy it has brought a new dawn it has brought a new initiative in Kenya that we are able to change the lives of young people in the way that will be seen by everyone and we welcome you which camera that we can use today wherever you are please come between 23rd and 30th of December so that you can see these rough diamonds that needs polishing welcome. Thank you for coming through Absalimokano. He thought on what he is doing on the ground to empower young people who love football thank you for coming through and all the best ahead of your initiative for young man who is listening to us at this time maybe they are listening hope I want to tell you that we are here we are here as one of you we are here as your brother and a friend who are ready to work with you in every steps of your life so that you can be able to fill your dream through your talent as a consultant someone who studied in Seku he is called Tom Ucheli Seku is in Kitu I think and he understands your background with working at Machakos with Dr. Mutua and he said that you know I am working for Dr. Fedemutua for Dr. Fedemutua he is asking ask Absalim whether he has also spread his wings a little bit further to Machakos which is not well known for football I don't know what he means we have spread our wings in terms of Machakos was the first county that built in the record of 4 weeks not months 4 weeks but the project has been stalled has also stalled this is a study that has been played in around the stance right now she speaks it is condition it is condition we used during covid when the sports were closed we used it as a covid 19 camp at this time we are now destroying because covid has gone down and soon we see now teams start playing in the Machakos, Kenyatta stadium that is the major initiative that Dr. Fedemutua has done and I am very proud of him thank you for coming through of course we are going to take a short break then we will be finalizing and winding up our show with the segment the fans on the fan favorite segment where we discuss international football with fixtures coming up later today this particular evening pulsating, clash pitting, arsenal against Liverpool and before then of course Man United hoping to no bounce back from two consecutive defeats against against which team was all United playing Brighton, see you then don't go away, stay tuned