Alex Miringu

No phrase better describes The Stepping Stones than unbridled ambition. This is the story of the youngest person to ever be on the ballot box in Kenya at just 19 years of age and straight from high school, Alex Miringu gave a stab for the member of the county assembly in Nairobi. This is the story of a boy with the convictions of a Buffalo and the faith of a child. Miringu, in simple yet captivating language, lets the reader into the arena that is the murky waters of politics as he traces his motivation to join a career that has long been considered a retirement plan. It is a story of courage as much as it is a story of determination. The message in the book is a clear one to any youth in Africa and around the world: you can be whatever you want to be so long as you remain focused on your goals. Don’t be discouraged because of your youth. Miringu finds hope in the words of 1 Timothy 4:12- "Let no one despise your youth but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith and purity." Miringu views the challenges, the failures, the successes and the lessons he picked in his attempts to lead his people simply as Stepping Stones to a greater and brighter future. This is a journey of hope, of courage and of becoming.