Bloggers tapped, trained to win over Nairobi, Mt Kenya youth to BBI referendum
By K24 Editorial, February 12, 2021By James Wakahiu,
In a move to bring together youth from Nairobi and Mt Kenya regions, a group dubbed Nairobi/Mount Kenya Presidential Team Mashinani has been formed to conduct online public education on Building Bridges Initiative referendum.
The group chairman, Teddy Mutu, said that the team was launched during a Training of Trainers (TOT) training for Nairobi and Mt. Kenya region bloggers.
Speaking to the press after the TOT training held at a Muranga hotel, Mutu said that the team also comprises of Jubilee MCA contestants who emerged second during party primaries and 2017 General Election in Nairobi’s 85 wards.
Mutu said they were trained on persuasion and tasked with educating the youth in Nairobi and Mt Kenya regions on the benefits of the BBI.
The TOT training was facilitated by Tom Macharia, a lawyer.
The bloggers training was attended by Interior Principal Secretary, Dr. Karanja Kibicho, Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni and Jubilee’s Wambui Nyutu.