By Prince Ndoyi
I have shaken hands and dine with those vested with power.
I shook the hands of Dr Frederick
Chiluba when I was a child in primary in Ndola at the launch
of the Polio Vaccination Week.
I read a poem for him on
behalf of my school, as he read his speech he said there is
our future politicians and presidents.
Since then I have pursued the frontiers of politics.
Years
back young people ascended to leadership positions with
ease, but today, the narrative is different, the older
politicians have blocked us from reaching the hilt of the
mountain top.
Greed, selfishness and self preservation among our political
leaders have connived to oppress us who are the majority.
The jokes and laughter I have shared, the things and secrets
I have known and kept with those that bewilder power is a
smear contradiction of how we live today.
Coming to promises,
I have at a personal level, met Edgar
Lungu twice, Michael Sata and Rupiah Banda countless
times, Ministers of whom some we have shared an
acquaintanceship beyond politics even in their difficult times
politically.
And many youths like me have done the same,
but today have been relegated to the terraces of real
empowerment.
A majority lot of those with power and influence are people
we personally know, but have chosen to pretend. The young
people will also pretend on that rainy day.
Young people in politics are like a virgin, whose virginity is
broken by an old grumpy married thug. Our conscience is
raped, but we are told to keep quite, to keep the secret to
maintain a status quo not beneficial to us.
The young people toil and break their backs to keep the guys
up there where they are.
Some of our leaders are only loyal to their bellies and
families. This attitude tells you what kind of society we are
living in.
I am persuaded to think we must but disappoint some of
these disdaining greedy politicians.
The bottom line I have noted without fear nor favor, that the
old generation are afraid of young people, they would rather
keep us in their pockets to unleash for their rainy day.
About the Author:
Prince Ndoyi is a former union leader at Mulungushi University and a young politician from the Mutati led MMD.
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