Someone is beginning to awaken to the reality of an upsurge in Youth Population. The young people at one of our leading Christian Ministries have managed to bring the Head of State into a place where they can engage him directly. The idea dubbed V86 is described in the New
Vision (some say the government's de facto paper) of Sunday 24th May.
It is about giving a platform to the young group of people, who have grown up in the better part of the president's reign. In Kenya we called it the Nyayo Era and there were celebrations at...you guessed it Nyayo Stadium. I was born...much earlier than this so I missed a great opportunity to dress in white and sing and dance before the mammoth crowd. I did get to perform in the presence of his Excellency albeit in a less notable manner holding a tree...made of wood and participating in a poetry session on the subject of tree planting!
There are a few churches which have drawn the attention of the state. The first because of its massive drive to industrialize agriculture. The second because if it's attempt to deal directly and practically with some real needs in South Sudan. It is a natural outflow from this that younger people have emerged perhaps owing to the machinations of change and transition that have been forced to the fore. Rejecting the call to occupy the seats in the back for a spot in the front.
How this process continues and plays out remains to be seen.
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