Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura has challenged young people aspiring to be leaders to overcome all adversities that come their way and define their own parameters of success.
Speaking at Mount Kenya University's main campus in Thika during the disability awareness forum on Saturday where he was the chief guest, Mwaura told the youth that they have to be the leaders they have always wanted to be, adding that they cannot not afford to sit back and shy away from going for what they believed in.
He reminded them that leadership will never be handed to them on a silver platter.
Narrating his journey to national leadership, he told them that his experience had taught him that it is never too easy to achieve your goals in life.
"When I went to Kenyatta University, I dreamt of being a student leader and a Member of Parliament too. I tried my first shot for the chairmanship of the student leadership and lost. But that did not kill my hopes. I learnt from my previous mistakes and beat my opponents in the subsequent elections," he said.
He challenged all to stand for a Kenya that was devoid of the negative things that divide us.
He added that time was ripe to start speaking issues of importance to the common mwananchi.
"Even as we embrace capitalism, we must overcome all adversities and challenges that it brings on board," he said.
He concluded that he always felt at home in Thika, having spent his earlier 14 years of schooling in the town.
He said he was amazed in the way Mount Kenya University had changed the face and economy of Thika.