Why Eric Omondi is Calling for Demolition of Parliament & Relocation to Upperhill

ric Omondi, the audacious comedian who has become a prominent voice for change, is hinting at radical shifts, including his desire to see the current Parliament building flattened and be moved elsewhere.

Speaking on NTV’s Fixing the Nation, Omondi said that he feels the current parliament is cursed and it's time it is flattened and a new legislative house be set up in Upperhill.

"I think, believe, pray, hope and I keep saying this parliament, the physical parliament is infested with evils. I don't know who built it. I as a person if God gives me the opportunity we will flatten it and build a new one at Upperhill,” Omondi said.

This desire to dismantle the existing power structure extends to the individuals within it; Omondi reveals he has "no friends in that parliament anymore," only "former friends".

But what about Omondi's political aspirations? The comedian has previously been accused of seeking political mileage or being a clout chaser. However, Omondi now openly declares that young people must go for political seats.

He argues that a new Kenya means new leadership, emphasizing the impossibility of putting new wine in old wine skin.

While he didn't definitively state he would run for a political seat, he made it clear that he would actively support the next generation of leaders.

"I must say it on this table, we must go for political seats as young people because if you're going to talk about a new Kenya there can never be a new Kenya with old you cannot put new wine in old wine skin. New Kenya means new leadership. It means a change in God."

His initiative, Sisi Kwa Sisi, plans to crowdfund for aspiring promising young people to enter politics, aiming to see young, Kenyan-supported Members of Parliament elected.

"Now we are going to try and translate Sisi Kwa Sisi, I hope it works into helping young Kenyans, young promising Kenyans into leadership. We have already started planning Youth 47 where we are trying to identify young people in the 47 counties," he added.

This idea of relocating or fundamentally changing parliamentary structures isn't entirely new in Kenya's political discourse. Omondi's radical stance on "flattening" the current Parliament building, therefore, resonates with a segment of the population that believes drastic measures are needed for genuine change.

A few days ago while speaking to TV47, Roots Party leader Professor George Wajackoyha also proposed Parliament to be shifted to Nakuru from Nairobi while the capital city be set up in Isiolo.