Leo kondele ilisema ukweli bila kuficha
Faces zetu, the youths
Hopes zikiwa bright
Lakini pockets zetu hazina the one thing
That opens doors
That write our names into the nations story
ID.
Mass registration
Hapa kwa mtaa
Kwa dust
Kwa hustle
Kwa kelele za biashara
Ilituonyesha kitu muhimu
When you bring the system closer to the people
The people finally step forward to be seen.
Kisumu ilitupa ushaidi tuliohisi for so long
That barriers si za roho pekee
Ni za distance
Ni za cost
Ni za “natarudi kesho” that never comes
Because the office is too far
And life is too heavy.
Vijana walifurika
Walking with shy smiles and strong hopes
Wakisema
“Sasa ni wakati wangu”
And in that moment, tuli – elewa
Bringing the mountain to the youth
Makes them climb higher.
Juu we’ve been shouting
Singing
Pushing this message
That access is power
That identification is identity
That to belong, you must be recognized
Na leo, mtaa ilijibu
Ikisema
“Yes. Its true
All along, mlikuwa mnasema ukweli.”
And the exercise confirmed it
The advocacy ikishow na product
That when you break the barriers
The youth don’t just show up
They rise.
And maybe
Just maybe
This is the beginning of a country
That meets its young people where they are
Instead of where they struggle to reach.
Kondele spoke
Milimani responded
Na vijana walisema kwa sauti moja
“sisi pia ni wa kenya”
Tunataka kuhesabiwa.
Breaking barriers
Bringing identity home
One ward
One youth
One future at a time.
Loureen Alma
Changing The Mindset.
