The Caravan of Liberty Report Wednesday 23rd October, 2013 to Friday 1st November 2013.
Between Wednesday 23RD October 2013 and Friday 1st November 2013, the Caravan of Liberty Kenya, received fresh impetus. The Caravan of liberty had the privilege of borrowing from the experience and expertise of to two gentlemen with experience in the libertarian students movement;
· (Olumayowa Okediran (Nigeria) and Isack Danford (Tanzania) Olumayowa arrived in the country on the night of Wednesday 23rd November 2013 and Isack Danford also arrived on the same night.
· On Thursday, 24th October 2013 the caravan of Liberty contingent which included,
i. Alex Njeru
ii. Isack Danford
iii. Salwa Kavuka
iv. Abdiaziz Hajj
v. Olumayowa Okediran
Embarked on seven hour long journey to the Western town of Eldoret for a Caravan of Liberty Seminar in Moi University – School of Law.
The Moi University – School of Law Report25th November 2013
Number of Attendees: 168
Presentations were presented by:
1. Alex Njeru – who detailed the Caravan of Liberty, its goals and
why it is important for young people in Kenya and Africa to reclaim
Africa’s legacy of free-trade.
2. Olumayowa Okediran – Gave a presentation on the why African
Youth should not waste their twenties and how and why African youth
should key in and make good in the libertarian movement.
3. Isaack Danford made presentations on the Tanzania Liberty
awareness campaign, and the basics of individual, economic and
social freedom for all.
· The Debate
The Caravan of Liberty Debate, at Moi University a debate revolving
around issues around;
I. The role and extent of government in planning for
national development,
II. Should governments proscribe morality with regards
to sexuality
III. Did Africa have a legacy of free trade and exchange
The Online Forum
Before we went into Moi University, agreed with the liaison to post some
questions on online platform where students could answer on the
comments thread. Here is the link where the questions were posted. Here
is the link where questions were posted;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moilawconnector/
The Lessons
The Caravan of Liberty at Moi University was the first with a tweaked
programme, it was more involving and certainly more exciting for the
students it allows the students to learn and interact with issues in
libertarianism in an engaging environment.
Going forward we believe that we need to come up with increasing
interaction between us (The Eastern African Policy Centre) the students
we take our outreaches to.
We are looking at avenues of holding Inter-varsity debates and debates
from Universities across countries.
Please Find photos of the seminar on this link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.173391322856289.1073741833.146320998896655&type=3
The Caravan of Liberty – Maseno University – Homabay Campus 29th October 2013
Number of Attendees: 95
Number of Students who registered for Eastern Africa Students for Enterprise Development (EASED): 48
On Monday, 29th October 2013 the caravan of Liberty contingent at Homabay included.
· Alex Njeru
· Isack Danford
· Olumayowa Okediran
· Esther Kanyotu
· Kasmil Gago
The Presentations were made by;
The speakers and the speakers at the Caravan of Liberty Seminar were
· Isack Danford
· Olumayowa Okediran’
· Alex Njeru
The institutional liaison at Maseno University- Homa-Bay campus was;
Mr. George Nyabala a lecturer at Maseno University Homa-Bay Campus
Contacts: Email- , Tel: +254 728 803 305.
The Lessons
· We need to come up with sufficient; support structures, programmes and activities to for Libertarian student groups on campus
· We need to develop and cultivate cordial relationships with administrations in universities, this shall help us gain a lot of good will for future project
Highlights of the Caravan of Liberty – Seminar at Homa-Bay
The fellowship of Olumayowa Okediran and Isack Danford went along way into helping the Caravan of liberty gain; credence, following and acceptance.
The long bus journey from Nairobi to Homa-Bay, helped us bond and exchange on ideas and on general libertarian issues and ideas.
We are still expanding a network of willing persons willing to spread libertarianism in the region.
1Photo session after the Caravan of Liberty Forum at Maseno University, Homa-Bay campus
Isack Danford makes a presentation During The
Caravan of Liberty Seminar at Maseno University- Homa Bay
Mayowa, Isack and Alex in Action during the Seminar
Find more Photos from Maseno University-Homa Bay Campus on this link
Caravan of Liberty seminar Jaramogi Oginga University of Science & Technology 30/11/2013
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is in the lakeside town of Bondo in Kenya around 9hours bus drive from Nairobi.
Number of Caravan of Liberty attendees: 127
Number of Students who registered for Students for Liberty: 47
Institution Liaison: Sam Ohanga, Email: : Tel +254720 863 894
Special Guests
· Deputy Vice Chancellor: Prof. Joseph Bosire
· Registrar Academic Affairs: Mr. Walter Akuno
· Public Relations Manager: Mr. Oteng
Speakers and Presentations
The Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Joseph Bosire Opened the Caravan of Liberty Forum with a speech emphasizing the role economic liberty in national development.
The Presentations in at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University were made by:
· Isaac Danford
· Alex Njeru
· Mike Rotich
· Olumayowa Okediran
The lessons
· We need to improve on our publicity in order to get more students on board
· Receiving the a stamp of approval from the school adminstration is very important
The Highlights of the Caravan of Liberty at JOOUST
We had the Honor of having the Deputy Vice-Chancellor as guest at the Caravan of Liberty seminar. We signed the Deputy Vice-Chancellors book. The Eastern Africa Policy Centre and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University agreed to cooperate on various issues in the future.
The Pictures
Find More Photos From Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University from this Link
Report Summary
The Caravan of liberty- Kenya seminars between 23rd October and 30th October 2013, had a considerable measure of success. The experience of Mr. Olumayowa and Isack Danford went along way into helping The Caravan of liberty- Kenya gain experience in carrying out libertarian events and outreaches. Within the period we reached out to 390 students. We were able to identify leaders who are going to lead the Libertarian Eastern Africa Students for Enterprise Development (EASED) in various campuses. The snowball of Liberian students and students group is growing and we hope to keep the momentum.
Way Forward
Mr. Olumayowa Okediran, Isack Danford and I (Alex Njeru) agreed to come up with a common Strategic Action Plan for the Eastern Africa Region, that will among other things;
· Accelerate the spread of libertarianism among stduedents in the Eastern African Region
· Rope in partners with the same vision
· Bring libertarian students from all countries within the Eastern Africa Region Under one roof to learn more about social, economic, political and economic freedoms and their importance in the regions development
· Develop sufficient and comprehensive, support structure for libertarian student groups in Campuses and universities.
Report Prepared By:
Alex Njeru.