A man identified as Simeon Okang'a has penned an emotional letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta explaining why he voted for NASA leader Raila Odinga.
Mr Okang'a who holds a diploma in Disaster Management from Masinde Muliro University stated that his family is discriminated against and he fully believes in NASA.
"Mr President, how can you tell a family like mine to move on? To where?
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"I believed in NASA, I voted for them on 8th August and boycotted on 26th October. I was ready to be tear-gassed for them until December 9 when they postponed the swearing-in of Raila.
"I discovered that following them is like going after a beautiful butterfly: When about to catch it, it flies to the next flower!" he wrote.
Okang'a also talked about his struggles in school and how members of his family lack jobs despite having the necessary qualifications.
"Do you really know what it means to go on an empty stomach— when your appetite is high but there is nothing?
"What if they were your children going without a meal because you can't provide for them? My family has been discriminated in Kenyan employment.
"Imagine this, five of us in my father's family are unemployed though we hold diploma qualification and above," he laments.
The man further asks the Head of State if he would have let him suffer if he belonged to the family of a prominent politician.
"Let me ask thi: If the Okang'a's were from your family, the Deputy President's, Raila’s, Kalonzo's, Musalia's, Wetang’ula's, Orengo's, Matiang’i's, Muigai's, Kiunjuri's, Esipisu's, Mailu's, could all of us still be unemployed?
"We are requesting for employment. Not demanding for those high-end jobs but what is equivalent to our level of education— something I can use to put a roof over my children, something to cover their nakedness and a meal for their hungry stomachs.
"Only that, Mr President. I know you have done it in the past. And you can do it again," he concludes.
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