Green Congress of Kenya party opens countrywide offices, eyes green revolution
According to Alila, the party is seeking to build a coordinated grassroots movement anchored on green energy, environmental protection, and good governance, adding that the new office will serve as a service point for residents seeking support on public service issues and development initiatives.
The Green Congress of Kenya (GCK) party, which is environmentally conscious, has begun opening offices countrywide to promote conservation and transformative leadership.
The party has opened its first regional office in Siaya County, the political backyard of the former ODM party leader, Raila Odinga, just weeks after his death.
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Speaking during the launch, GCK party leader Hilary Alila said the opening of the Siaya office should be seen as a symbolic step to inculcate the party’s ideals in the cradle of the country’s liberation politics.
“We are not here by coincidence,” Alila said. “Siaya is the heart of transformative politics in Kenya. This is where the struggle for democracy began, and it is where we must now begin the fight for economic and environmental liberation.”
According to Alila, the party is seeking to build a coordinated grassroots movement anchored on green energy, environmental protection, and good governance, adding that the new office will serve as a service point for residents seeking support on public service issues and development initiatives.
The politician who is revamping the party to be a major player in the 2027 General Election has revealed that he is tasked with positioning the outfit as the “next frontier of liberation,” focusing on creating sustainable jobs and fighting corruption.
“Our generation’s battle is to free our people from poverty, pollution, and poor governance,” he said.
The former ODM member paid tribute to the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, describing him as the “torchbearer of democratic struggle” whose legacy the GCK seeks to modernise through people-centred and environmentally conscious politics.
Political analysts view Alila’s move as an attempt to carve out new political space in a region long loyal to ODM, especially as parties begin early alignments ahead of the 2027 elections.
“This is just the beginning,” Alila said. “We are planting the seeds of a green revolution right here in Siaya.”
“Our answer is written in the history of this great land,” he said. “We begin here because the journey of a thousand miles must begin where the heart is. Our political heart, as a party of change, beats in rhythm with the legacy of a son of this soil — the Right Honourable Raila Odinga.”
In invoking Raila’s enduring political spirit, Alila positioned his party as both a continuation and an evolution of the ideals that have defined Siaya for decades: people-centred governance, social justice, and fearless pursuit of equity.
“Baba’s journey taught us a fundamental lesson,” he said. “True change does not trickle down from the capital—it bubbles up from the grassroots. The ideas that reshape a nation are born in the villages, nurtured by the people, and only then taken to the city to transform the country.”
With the 2027 General Election coming, new parties and movements are emerging, eager to capture the imagination of a young and restless electorate seeking alternatives to traditional political formations.
The GCK, Alila revealed, envisions a future where communities take charge of their environment through reforestation programmes, clean energy adoption, and sustainable farming practices.
“Lake Victoria is dying, our farmlands are drying, and our forests are disappearing,” warned Mr Alila. “We cannot wait for outsiders to save us. We must act now—here in Siaya—to protect our heritage and secure our future.”
He promised to collaborate with local youth groups, women’s cooperatives, and civil society organisations to roll out pilot green projects in Siaya, with plans to replicate them across the country.
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