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Dr. Wilson Endege of Harvard, Boston has initiated a proposal that will have Kenyans in Diaspora become Candidates in Kenya elections 2012. The goal of the proposal is to interest Kenyans abroad into committing to serve Kenya by competing for 2012 seats in the 47 governor, 47 senate, 290 National Assembly, 47 women national assembly and county assembly seats .The proposal is based on the fact that many abroad have lived in systems like the one being implemented in Kenya following the promulgation of the new constitution 2010.

Dr. Endege who is associated with 5 patents in the medical field believes that the Diaspora Kenyans have the unique advantage to help shape and grow Kenya faster by tapping into their vast knowledge of having a real life experience leaving in similar governing systems in developed economies which Kenya is in the process of establishing.

The Kenyans abraod would create a economic platform on issue based platform that will allow them to compete under its issues umbrella. “If 1000 Kenyans in the Diaspora present themselves, there is a high chance of winning 500 seats in national government and county governments,” says Dr. Endege.

To initiate and kick off the development of “The Economic Platform”, the following simple approach for those who would like to be part of the process is tentatively proposed. 

1. Any individual that is interested and wants to be part of the team has to forward an Email to Diasporake2012@gmail.com and making a public statement of their intention to run for office.
2. A meeting will be arranged to be held April 2012 in one of the cities in the U.S to develop blueprint for Diaspora Candidates by leveraging and sharing ideas from participants so as to develop a strong issues based platform that executable once an aspirant is successfully elected to office.
3. A well-developed system and plan will be developed via discussion and this will be implemented to aid each candidate become a serious contender on an elected party platform besides setting all the requirements for the candidate to run an effective and successful campaign.
4. Tailor a strong message and strong candidates and set ways to develop a strong campaign based on ideas. 
5. Set plan to outline the  platform centered on economic opportunity.  The following among the many other initiatives that the Kenya abroad platform will develop and champion;
   a.) Ways to spur targeted economic growth in different counties and communities.
   b.) Ways to increase GDP from $65 billion to $200 billion in 5 years.
   c.) Ways in which Diaspora remittances can be channeled to investment projects in Kenya to create new wealth that can benefit Diaspora contributors while creating new opportunities to people back in Kenya.
   d.) Ways to create new jobs and opportunities in Kenya.
   e.) Ways of improving education in the sciences, maths and arts, and help Kenya graduates be competitive globally. 
6. The plan will develop and outline a bare knuckle budget for each candidate and help develop support systems that the candidates can use in campaigning with an intention of winning as many seats as possible.
7. The plan will also help create ways to raise funds to finance the Diaspora candidates.
8. Once everything is set, the goal is to have a platfrom candidate for every seat. The winners thereafter will represent their respective constituents in Parliament or County governments under the economic platform created.
9. The platfrom will aim at winning the majority of both chambers of parliament national assembly and senate, majority Governors, and majorities in counties assemblies.
10. The platfrom looks to work closely with the Kenyan Diaspora in finding and advancing ways to grow Kenya’s economy at faster pace.

If you want to be part of those that will serve Kenyans 2012 – 2017 please Email diasporake2012@gmail.com and let us get started in turning the development trajectory of Kenya with ideas from Kenyans in Diaspora.