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Azimio Presidential candidate Raila Odinga today launched his campaign manifesto saying that its time to realize the Kenyan dream. The former prime Minister accompanied by party leaders from the entities that form the Azimio One Kenya Coalition outlined his plan for the country from manufacture, Agriculture, Energy, Technology, Youth and Women empowerment and says that his administration will not import those products that can be manufactured locally.
Raila pledged to revived the textile industries that was killed as a result of liberalisation and said that cotton growing will be revived to create employment for our youths. He also promised to grow other cash-crops like Cocoa and coconut and use the same to produce beverages.
He pledged to enhance smart agriculture and ensure that our famers are happy saying that we will not import maize when our framers have maize in their storage. On Baba Care, Raila said healthcare will be a priority and pledged to encourage research to ensure that medicine is manufactured locally.
On education Odinga promised free education from primary to University and promised to employ all trained but jobless teachers saying he knows where the funds will come from.
Within the first 100 days the azimio government will roll out roll out economic stimulus, establish norms to guide agriculture, offer minimum guarantees to farmers, set up livestock insurance scheme and pronounced life sentence for poaching and trafficking of Ivory. They also promise to waive regulatory and licensing fees for new youth entrepreneurs and give incentives to Kenyans in the diaspora to invest in Kenya.
In Energy, Odinga wants to set a roadmap to increase the productions of renewable energy. He promises to implement the Recognition of Prior Learning programme (RPL) also known as Shahada la Jitihada. Other measures include funding and training for boda boda, digital economy, Inua Jamii cash to households, assistance to single mothers, fight corruption and support the creation of an African federation among other measures.
The entire Azimio Manifesto is available here.
