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Published on: Jan 14, 2012

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https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=33355

I opened my eyes very early in the morning on the 1st of January, 2012, then all of a sudden...I was scared to get out of my bed. You see, dear leader, I am a youth with so much energy, a graduate, an optimist and a dreamer. However, looking at the present circumstances surrounding the youths in Africa...I was scared of getting out of my bed simply because I don't know what this year has in store for us.

African youths are the most neglected group in Africa. Their pleas and interests are the least considered by our leaders. Unemployment, negligence to entrepreneur skills needed to empower them are but a few among the many problems that we African youths are facing. How can you even face each day when you know very well that you have no employment and your future is blur? We wake up knowing that will just be languishing in people's offices looking for jobs and selling plastic bags in the streets.

Yet we are graduates with degrees, full of ideas and will power. We are neglected by our very own leaders. We cry day and night for help, yet our cries just falls on deaf eyes. There's little we can do to influence our policies because we are not engaged whatsoever on decision making platforms.

High officers are occupied by recycled politicians of the 1940s, who know very little if any about our state of affairs. They pretend to listen during their campaigns for elections but when they go to Plot one, they start moving in Posh cars and eating well-balanced diets everyday...they forget about us, they forget the we are the future leaders...we cry for help everyday...but we are not heard.

We wake up and resort to drinking cheap beer and abusing drugs, simply because we are having nothing to do. Given a chance we know we will build new towns and cities that we dream about. Given a chance, we will be more active and stop engaging in illicit sex, given a chance we will be productive and contribute the our nation's growth but we are condemned and forced to do things we don't like, all out of frustrations.

We are not justifying our wrongdoings but simply asking you our leaders and well wishers in this year 2012 to think of us even as you drive those porch cars and drink from those expensive hotels. We are here, please think of us in your policies..we are not asking for money nor food but help us to be productive in 2012...we want help, we know we can help..we know we are powerful beyond measure...we can can dreams and realities come true for many but that can only be achieved if you engage us....

In 2012, I pray that you hear us, I pray you stop neglecting us...I pray I wont be afraid to open my eyes every morning when I wake up.....

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by Anthony Lukwesa
Published on: Jan 14, 2012
Topic:
Type: Opinions
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=33355


I opened my eyes very early in the morning on the 1st of January, 2012, then all of a sudden...I was scared to get out of my bed. You see, dear leader, I am a youth with so much energy, a graduate, an optimist and a dreamer. However, looking at the present circumstances surrounding the youths in Africa...I was scared of getting out of my bed simply because I don't know what this year has in store for us. African youths are the most neglected group in Africa. Their pleas and interests are the least considered by our leaders. Unemployment, negligence to entrepreneur skills needed to empower them are but a few among the many problems that we African youths are facing. How can you even face each day when you know very well that you have no employment and your future is blur? We wake up knowing that will just be languishing in people's offices looking for jobs and selling plastic bags in the streets. Yet we are graduates with degrees, full of ideas and will power. We are neglected by our very own leaders. We cry day and night for help, yet our cries just falls on deaf eyes. There's little we can do to influence our policies because we are not engaged whatsoever on decision making platforms. High officers are occupied by recycled politicians of the 1940s, who know very little if any about our state of affairs. They pretend to listen during their campaigns for elections but when they go to Plot one, they start moving in Posh cars and eating well-balanced diets everyday...they forget about us, they forget the we are the future leaders...we cry for help everyday...but we are not heard. We wake up and resort to drinking cheap beer and abusing drugs, simply because we are having nothing to do. Given a chance we know we will build new towns and cities that we dream about. Given a chance, we will be more active and stop engaging in illicit sex, given a chance we will be productive and contribute the our nation's growth but we are condemned and forced to do things we don't like, all out of frustrations. We are not justifying our wrongdoings but simply asking you our leaders and well wishers in this year 2012 to think of us even as you drive those porch cars and drink from those expensive hotels. We are here, please think of us in your policies..we are not asking for money nor food but help us to be productive in 2012...we want help, we know we can help..we know we are powerful beyond measure...we can can dreams and realities come true for many but that can only be achieved if you engage us.... In 2012, I pray that you hear us, I pray you stop neglecting us...I pray I wont be afraid to open my eyes every morning when I wake up..... « return.