ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A February 2018 speech by Trevor Lwere delivered during the African Leadership Academy (ALA)'s Decennial Celebrations.
More than five years later, this speech remains foundational to us. Trevor makes a forceful case against political apathy and argues that even if we do not take an interest in politics, politics will always take an interest in us. He challenges young Africans to resist the comforts and conveniences that often make disengagement attractive, and instead embrace the obligations that come with citizenship and leadership.
Positioning our generation within a broader historical struggle, Trevor reminds us that to be young and African is to be a hopeful revolutionary — hopeful in the promise of tomorrow and in our collective ability to transform the continent into a peaceful and prosperous one.
This speech later became the subject of a Conscientize! conversation — Politics Will Always Take an Interest in You: Trevor Lwere on Fulfilling Your Generational Mission — in which we unpacked many of its ideas. We are releasing the original address because its message remains as urgent today as it was then.
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