The Commonwealth Secretariat in London held a meeting on Tuesday which was geared towards deliberating on the Kenyan youth’s involvement in the political scene.
Details revealed by the moderator of the meeting, Cylcia Manwa, a Kenyan who resides in London, showed that the meeting was inspired by the stands taken by the Kenyan youth in the reject the finance bill movement.
The meeting which was both virtual and physical was dubbed, "Mwanzo: Charting a Way Forward".
According to the moderator and the stakeholders present, the Commonwealth aimed to chart a way forward to engage Gen-Z in all political initiatives.
"Yesterday, I had the amazing opportunity to host and moderate my first event in international affairs, specifically regarding the#rejectfinancebill2024 in Kenya and the role of Gen Z. A massive thank you goes to Dr Luis Franceschi, Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth," stated Cylcia Manwa.
Dr Luis Francheschi, the Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth, convened the meeting citing the unrest in Kenya as a matter of concern.
"I just had a discussion with these two brilliant young Kenyans, Cylcia Manwa and Wambui Mabelle. Cylcia was elected as the youngest Counsellor in the UK (Essex) and Wambui is completing her Master's in London."
"They are deeply concerned about the unfolding atrocities in Kenya. We’re putting together an open virtual forum to facilitate meaningful & constructive dialogue between young Kenyans in and from Kenya to find a peaceful and just way forward on #Rejectthefinancebill2024," stated Luis.
Another Kenyan who was involved in facilitating the meeting was Wambui Mabelle a policy and development scholar.
Both stakeholders stated that the meeting was successful and gave greater insight and perspective on what’s going on currently and ways in which young people and wider Kenyan society can work together to achieve positive change.
The meeting is one of the forums through which the international community in Kenya has expressed its concern over the unrest that has been witnessed in the country over the past few weeks.
Kenyans across the world also participated largely by staging protest marches in various parts of the globe.
