Miria Matembe is known for speaking out her mind. Matembe is a among several people attending the Africa Now Conference that has attracted over eight heads of state, key business African leaders and delegates. A lawyer and a gender and political activist while talking to the media at Munyonyo, the conference venue, blasted: “How can […]
Miria Matembe is known for speaking out her mind.
Matembe is a among several people attending the Africa Now Conference that has attracted over eight heads of state, key business African leaders and delegates.
A lawyer and a gender and political activist while talking to the media at Munyonyo, the conference venue, blasted: “How can young people rise up when they have lost their integrity, values and they’ve been bought off.”
Matembe mocked: “Who will give young people time? Rights are taken, they’re never given, young people should rise up.”
She went on: “I don’t want to be pessimistic but I don’t expect much out of this conference, what lacks in Africa is action. I want a leadership that is people-centred and service oriented. The current political leadership in Africa is bad.
On her choice of a leader Matembe, said: “I want a leadership that is people centered and service oriented, a leadership where leaders go into leadership positions knowing they have gone to serve the people and at the center of their service are the people they serve.”
She went on to aim attack: “We thought we would get leaders who would know that they have come to serve the people, and hoped that they would mentor others to follow in their footsteps.There’s need to step back and reflect on this.”
Award winning journalist and writer who has worked as a stringer for a couple of acclaimed South Africa based German journalists, covered 3 Ugandan elections, 2008 Kenya election crisis, with interests in business and sports reporting.
