Isizathu Sokuba Uthintane Nabaphathi Bakho

Idemokrasi emelelayo ixhomeke ekuthatheni isinyathelo ngokuzikhandla kwezakhamuzi. Uma uthintana nabamisi-mthetho bakho, ubanikeza imibono yangempela yezwe abangeke bayithole ezindaweni ezifushanisiwe noma emininingwaneni yokuhlola kuphela. Abenzi bomthetho bavame ukwenza izinqumo emakhulwini ezikweletu esikhathi ngasinye, futhi ukuzwa ngokuqondile kubantu abazimele kubasiza ukuba baqonde ukuthi yiziphi izimpikiswano eziba nethonya eliqotho kubantu ababakhonzayo.

Izakhamuzi eziningi zithatha izwi lazo elilodwa lingenandaba, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi abashaya izishaya-mthetho nezisebenzi zabo balandelela zonke izingcingo, i-imeyili, nencwadi abayamukelayo. Izincwadi eziningi ezibhalwe ngomthetho othile zingasusa ummisi womthetho i-̱ ukuma noma ukushukumisela kuzokwethula ukulungisa. Ukuzama kwakho futhi kwakha ubuhlobo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi; uma uba nezwi elijwayelekile, elinenhlonipho, ukuxhumana kwakho kwesikhathi kunesisindo esikhulu.

Ukuthola Abameli Bakho

Ngaphambi kokuba uzwakale, kudingeka wazi ukuthi umelelwa ngubani. i-United States inezinga eliyinhloko ezintathu lokumelelwa: uhulumeni, umbuso, nezwe. Isigaba ngasinye sisingatha izinhlobonhlobo zemithetho nezindaba zezimiso.

Abameleli Abangama - Federal

Kulelozinga likahulumeni, unabameli ababili abamele izwe lakho kanye nendlu eyodwa abamele isifundazwe sakho. Ukuzithola, zivakashele .Gov̱ abalungu bombombo noma usebenzise ithuluzi lokusesha e House. gov. Zombili izindawo zikuvumela ukuba ungene ekhondweni le ZiP ukuze wazi abamele abameleli bakho. Kuwe-zimetam, ungahlola futhi isifundazwe sakho i-&817; isikhulu sikahulumeni.

Umbuso Nabameleli Bendawo

Izishaya-mthetho zikahulumeni ziphatha imithetho ephathelene nemfundo, ezokuthutha, ezokunakekela impilo, nokuphepha komphakathi esifundazweni sakho. Izifunda eziningi zinezishaya-mthetho ze-bidameral ezine-senate ne-assenate noma indlu yabameleli. Sebenzisa isifunda sakho i-’ iwebhusayithi yokushaya umthetho ukuze uthole isifunda sakho nabameleli abamisiwe. Izikhulu zendawo i— amalungu engqungqungquthela, amanxusa esifunda, amameya, namalungu ebhodini yesikole i-̬ izishaya - mthetho, izinhlelo zemali, kanye nezinhlelo zomphakathi. Idolobha lakho noma iwebhusayithi yesifunda ngokuvamile ine-̴ Appy Ward okanye i-Plativet ̵ ithuluzi.

Yini Ongayenza Uma Ungenakukwazi Ukubona Ummeli Wakho?

Uma amathuluzi okuhlola kuyi-web site engakhiqizi imiphumela ecacile, thintana nebhodi yokhetho lendawo yakini noma ihhovisi lesifunda sakho. La mahhovisi agcina amarekhodi ovoti kanye namabalazwe esigodi. Ungabuza futhi umakhelwane othembekile noma umphakathi ukuba uqondise. Ukwazi imingcele yesigodi yakho eqondile kubalulekile ngoba ukuvuselelwa kwenzeka njalo ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi, futhi ukumelelwa kwakho kungenzeka kushintshile.

Izindlela Zokuxhumana

Ukukhetha umzila ofanele wesigijimi sakho nokuphuthuma kungathuthukisa amathuba akho okuthola impendulo enengqondo.

Ncanel

I-imeyili iyindlela evame kakhulu yokuxhumana. Ikuvumela ukuba ubhale umlayezo ocatshangelwe kahle, uhlanganise amaxhunya ekusekeleni ukwaziswa, futhi ukuthumele nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Abameli kanye nezisebenzi zabo bafunda futhi balinganise i-imeyili ngayinye, futhi amahhovisi amaningi asebenzisa i-software e-actal ukuze alandele futhi athumele izimpendulo ze-ikhasi.

Gcina i-imeyili yakho ifingqa. Vula ngomugqa ocacile wesihloko osho inani lemali noma igama lesihloko. Esigabeni sokuqala, sho ukuma kwakho nokuthi ungumfakelani. Sebenzisa isigaba esilandelayo noma ezimbili ukuchaza indlela ocabanga ngayo, kuhlanganise nendaba yakho siqu uma ifanelekile.

Izingcingo

Izingcingo zidala ukuxhumana okuqondile, okusheshayo. Ucingo olufushane, olumnene lungaphumelela kakhulu kune-imeyili ende, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezimpikiswano ezizwelayo. Uma ushayela ucingo, uzokhuluma nelungu lezisebenzi elimisa igama lakho, ikheli, nesikhundla. Viza ummisi-mthetho i’ ihhovisi lesifunda kunokuba iWashington, D.C., noma ihhovisi le-capitol ukuze uphendule ngokushesha.

Lungisa umbhalo weminethi eyodwa ngaphambi kokuba ushaye ucingo. Uma usho igama lakho nekheli, ikheli oshaya ngalo, nemali ozibiza ngayo, nendawo ohlala kuyo. Abaqashwa baqeqeshelwe ukuphawula isimo sakho ngaphandle kokudinga incazelo ende. Gwema ukuphikisana noma ukuba ngokomzwelo; umsindo ozolile, oyiqiniso wenza uthonyeke kakhulu. Uma ufika ku-ommend, shiya umyalezo ocacile ngenombolo yakho ye-back.

Izincwadi Ezingokoqobo

Izinhlamvu ezingokoqobo azivamile namuhla, okungazenza zibonakale.

Bhala ngokufanele, gcina incwadi ekhasini elilodwa, futhi hlanganisa nekheli lakho lokubuya. Ikhombo lomthetho oqondile ngenombolo yezikweleti. Yiba nesizotha futhi uchwepheshe. Gwema ukwenza izinhlamvu noma ukukopisha ulimi; izinhlamvu ezibhalwe buqu zithathwa njengezingathi sína kakhulu.

Imithombo Yezindaba

Amasiteji ezokuxhumana anjenge-Twitter, Facebook, ne-Instagram anikeza indlela yomphakathi yokuhlanganyela nabamisi-mthetho. Abamisi-mthetho abaningi bathumela izikhundla zabo ngezindawo zabo, amavoti azayo, nezinhlelo zehholo ledolobha. Ukukhuluma ngezikhundla zabo noma ukuzifaka esigijimini esicatshangelwe kahle kungaqala ingxoxo. Nokho, abezezindaba abahlali abathatheli indawo ye-imeyili eqondile noma ucingo. Izinkulumo zomphakathi zingalahleka ekulandiseni okuphezulu okuvela eqophelweni kwemidiya yezenhlalo kuphela, futhi abalawuli abavamile abavamile bangashintsha izikhundla ezisekelwe emithonjeni yezokuxhumana kuphela.

Sebenzisa i-media yezokuxhumana njengengxenye kwezinye izikhawu zakho. Hlanganisa ama-imeyili yakho noma ucingo-to-action. Simisa isishaya-mthetho sakho ukuze siphakamise ukuqapha phakathi kwabalandeli bakho. Gcina izimpendulo zihloniphekile; amazwi anokhahlo noma anesifebe ngokuvamile awanakwa noma avinjelwe.

Emihlanganweni Ephansi

Emihlanganweni ye-opera iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuxoxa ngemibono yakho. Ingxoxo ebheke phambili ihlanganisa ubuhlobo futhi ivumela ukuxoxa kwangempela. Ungahlangana nabamisi-mthetho emahhovisi abo esigodi phakathi namahora ehhovisi, emicimbini yehholo ledolobha, noma phakathi nokumiswa okuhleliwe e-papitol.

Lungiselela umhlangano owenziwe ngomsizi ngokucwaninga i-pager ’ irekhodi lokuvota nezitatiso zomphakathi kumagazini wakho. Dwelisa ikhasi elilodwa lephepha lekhefu elifingqa amaphuzu akho ayinhloko futhi uhlanganise nokwaziswa kwakho kokuthintana nawe. Gcina umhlangano ku-15 – 20 yemizuzu ngaphandle kokuba ummisi-mthetho usikisela ngenye indlela. Yiba nomqondo ofingqiwe, onesizo, futhi ulungele ukulalela umbono wawo. Ngemva komhlangano, thumela incwajana yokubonga ephinda isicelo sakho esiyinhloko.

Amacebiso Okukhulumisana Aphumelelayo

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha yiphi indlela, ezinye izindlela zokuxhumana zithuthukisa ukuphumelela kwakho. La masu asebenza naku-imeyili, izingcingo, izincwadi, nasemihlanganweni ehamba phambili.

Yisho Ngokuqondile

Izinkulumo ezivamile njenge “ ngikhathalela indawo ezungezile i̵ noma i-#8220; I isekela amabhizinisi amancane ̵ ayinikezi isiqondiso somthetho sokulungisa umthetho. Ngaso sonke isikhathi ikhomba isitatimende esiqondile ngegama laso eligcwele noma inani, njenge-̴ H.R.1234, i-Develop Yokhuseleko Lwamanzi, i-̵ noma i-#820; i-Senate Bill 56 ngenguquko yempahla. i-̵ Uma ungayazi inombolo yomthetho, ichaza kahle: i-#820; ibhala ukuphikisa izinguquko ezihlongozayo esifundeni esingu-3 ezizovumela ukuba i-picellagellan eduze ne-Exmartrary. #1;2222;

Sebenzisa Izindaba Zomuntu Siqu

Abameli bezwa izibalo nezingxoxo zezimiso nsuku zonke. Okuphazamisa umsindo kuyindaba yomuntu siqu ebonisa indlela inkambiso ethinta ngayo umuntu ongokoqobo. Uma ungumnini webhizinisi omncane, chaza indlela ukwanda kwentela okungakuphoqelela ngayo ukuba unqamule amahora ezisebenzi. Uma ungumzali wengane enesimo sezokwelapha, chaza indlela umshuwalense noma ukuxhasa uhlelo oluthile okuthinta ngayo umkhaya wakho ngokuqondile i-̱ okungakuzuzisa ngayo.

Indaba igxile futhi ihlobene nomthetho. Ungahlanganyeli ngokweqile noma uthinteke kakhulu ngokomzwelo.

Hlala Unenhlonipho Futhi Unekhono

Ezombangazwe zingaba ezikhungathekisayo, kodwa intukuthelo nenzondo akuvamile ukufeza imigomo yakho. Abameli nezisebenzi zabo abantu abasabela kangcono esizobeni, ekuxhumaneni nochwepheshe. Bakhulumele ngesiqu sabo esifanele: i-#820; i-Senator, i-̵ i-̴ i-̴ i-” i-̵ i-Counil Komiti, i-̵ noma i-#820; i-May. i-̶ i-APlat ̵ i-ISPP. Sey ” ngezincwadi nange-email. Sey “ uyabonga wena ngenkonzo yabo, uma ungavumelana nangesikhathi sabo.

Uma uthola impendulo ongavumelani nayo, phendula ngomoya ophansi. Yamukela iphuzu labo futhi uphinde uhlole ukuma kwakho ngamaqiniso engeziwe. Ukuxoxa ngenhlonipho kungakha ubuhlobo obude ngezikhathi ezithile, kuyilapho umsindo wokuxabana uvala iminyango.

Landela

Ukuxhumana okukodwa akwanele ukushintsha ummisi-mthetho ’ ukuma. Landela ngemva kokuthintana kokuqala ukuze uqinise isigijimi sakho. Uma uthumela i-imeyili, yima isonto elilodwa noma amabili bese uthumela i-memory efingqiwe yomyalezo wakho wokuqala. Uma uye ehholo ledolobha, thumela uphawu lokubonga olusho umbuzo wakho noma ukukhathazeka.

Ukulandelela kubonisa ukuphikelela nesithakazelo esiqotho. Kusiza futhi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi impikiswano yakho ihlala kumthetho we-’ i-rada. Nokho, ungahluphi. Indawo yakho yokulandela ngokufanelekile i-̬ kanye njalo emasontweni amabili kuya kwamathathu ukuze ukhokhe isaziso esisebenzayo, futhi ayivamile ukuhlasela izindaba eziqhubekayo.

Yakha Ubuhlobo Ngokuhamba Kwesikhathi

Abasekeli abaphumelela kakhulu akubona labo abathumela i-imeyili eyodwa ephambili, kodwa labo abahlanganyela ngokungaguquguquki. Uma wakhe ubuhlobo ne-professor ̱ ihhovisi, uba umsizi othenjwayo. i-staff iyoliqaphela igama lakho futhi ingazama ukukunikeza ulwazi ngezindleko zesikhathi esizayo.

Qala ngokuzazisa lapho uqala ukuxhumana nehhovisi. Hlanganisa kancane ngesizinda sakho nokuthi kungani ukhathalela isimiso somphakathi. Yiba khona emikhankasweni, zinikeleni emikhankasweni uma usekela ummisi wemithetho, futhi uzwakalise ukwazisa lapho uvota ngokuvumelana nezindinganiso zakho. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izwi lakho lizoba nokubaluleka okukhulu kunomuntu othintana nehhovisi kanye ngonyaka.

Ezinye Izindlela Zokuhileleka

Ukuxhumana nabamisi-mthetho bakho kuwuhlobo oluqondile lokuqamba izigebengu, kodwa kunezinye izindlela eziningi zokuthonya inqubo nokukhulisa izwi lakho. Ukuhlanganisa izindlela eziningi kudala icebo elibanzi lokusebenzisa i-advocation.

Yiba Nemihlangano YamaHholo Omuzi

Imihlangano yasehholo ledolobha ingeyomphakathi lapho abashaya imithetho bezwa khona ngokuqondile kubantu abahleliwe. Lezizenzakalo zivame ukwenzeka ngezikhathi zokuphumuza noma ngezimpelasonto. Ukuya ehholo ledolobha kukunika ithuba lokubuza obala umbuzo, uzwe ukuthi yini abanye abantu abayikhathalelayo, futhi ubonise ummisi-mthetho ukuthi umphakathi wabo uthembisene isithembiso sokwenza kanjalo.

Lungisa umbuzo noma impendulo efingqiwe kusengaphambili, uma wesaba, yisho ngokuzwakalayo. Yima, usho igama lakho, futhi uphendule ummisi wemithetho ngenhlonipho. Ngisho noma ungabuyi, ukuba khona kwakho kubonisa ukuthi indaba ibalulekile emphakathini.

Ukuhlanganyela Ekuqulweni Kwabantu

Ukuqulwa kwamacala kwasobala kuyimihlangano engokomthetho lapho amakomiti emithetho afaka khona ubufakazi ezikweletini ezithile. Noma ubani angasayina ukuze akhulume, nakuba imingcele yesikhathi (kancane imizuzu emibili kuya kwemihlanu) igcinwa ngokusemthethweni. Ukuqulwa kwamacala asobala kuqoshwa futhi kube ingxenye yerekhodi elingokomthetho, elingabhekiselwa ezinkingeni ezingokomthetho zesikhathi esizayo noma ezingxoxweni zezimiso.

Lungisa ubufakazi obubhaliwe kusengaphambili, ngisho noma ukhuluma ngokungaqondi. Yisa amakhophi kumalungu ekomiti nakumaphepha. Namathela emaphuzwini akho ayinhloko futhi uhloniphe isikhathi esilinganiselwe. Ukuqulwa kwamacala akuyona indawo yokuxoxa indaba ende; gxila ebufakazini nasemphumeleni oqondile.

NamaQembu Ezokubusa

Amaqembu akhuthaza ukuhlelwa kwezenzo zobungane, ukuhlanganisa izimali, nokulandela umthetho we-oda. Ukuhlanganyela neqembu eligxile endaweni obhekene nayo kukunika ithuba lokuhlaziya ochwepheshe, izinsuku eziqashisayo, nemikhankaso ehlangene. Izinhlangano ezinjengeNhlangano yabesifazane, i-Sierra Club, i-American Civil Liberaties Union, kanye nezindawo zomphakathi zezentengiselwano konke kunikeza izindlela ezihleliwe zokuhileleka.

Amaqembu afundisayo anikeza nokuqeqeshwa ngendlela yokukhuluma nabashaya imithetho, indlela yokubhala izincwadi eziphumelelayo kumhleli, nendlela yokusebenzisa imithombo yezindaba ukuze ithuthukise inhloso yakho.

Loba izincwadi kuMhleli noma ku-Op-Ed

Ukuthumela incwadi kumhleli wephephandaba lendawo noma ephephandabeni elikhulu encwadini yakho kufinyelela izilaleli eziningi, kuhlanganise nemenzi wakho wemithetho. Abameli bavame ukufunda amaphephandaba endawo ukuze bahlole umuzwa womphakathi esifundeni sabo. Incwadi ebhalwe kahle ingahlanganisa impikiswano futhi ithonye abanye abafundi abangase bathintane nemeyini ngokwabo.

Gcina izincwadi kumhleli ngaphansi kwamagama angu-250 nangaphansi kwamagama angu-app ngaphansi kwamakhulu angamakhulu amahlanu. Hola ngethuba eliqinile elisho umbono wakho nezimpawu ezisho isihloko samuva noma isenzakalo. Sebenzisa izibonelo ezicacile, zendawo. Gqabela igama lakho, idolobha, nokwaziswa okuthintana nobufakazi.

Zivulele Inkonzo Yokuzithandela Noma Izinyathelo Zokulwa

Ukusebenza emkhankasweni wezombangazwe noma ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuvota kukunika ukuqonda okuqondile ngenqubo yezombangazwe futhi kwakhe ubuhlobo nabazohlolwa kanye nezisebenzi zabo. Izisebenzi zokuzithandela zivame ukuba ezokuqala ukuzwa ngezimiso ezizayo futhi zingathonya umlandeli i-’ i-clubss plat. Inyathelo lokuthatha i-padrygrand likuvumela ukuba uphume ngokuphelele endlu yomthetho futhi uthathe izindaba ngokuqondile kubavoti.

Ezinye izisebenzi zokuzithandela zingaba abasizi abasekelana kukho konke ukusebenza kobufundisi. Ikhono olitholayo ekuhlolweni, ekubhangeni izingcingo, nasekuhleleni izenzakalo lishintshela kunoma yimuphi umzamo wesikhathi esizayo wokuqasha.

Amaphutha Avamile Okumelwe Agwenywe

Ukwazi ukuthi yini [[QUMT:0] hhayi kubaluleke njengokukwazi okumelwe kwenziwe. Abameleli bavame ukululaza imizamo yabo ngokuphambuka okulula.

  • [[UMTL:0] Ukuba nofififi noma ukungaqondi. Umyalezo okhubazayo noma ohluleka ukukhomba ingcaca ethile ayinakwenziwa. Ngaso sonke isikhathi chaza isicelo sakho ngokucacile.
  • [ isebenzisa ulimi olunonya noma olungenanhlonipho. usongo, ukuchapha, noma imijelo egodlayo eqinisekisa ukuthi umyalezo wakho uzoxoshwa. Ngisho noma uthukuthele, hlala uthobekile.
  • uhlose ukukhulumela abanye. Ngaphandle kokuba unegunya elingokomthetho elivela enhlanganweni, khuluma wedwa. Ukuthi umelela iqembu elingenabufakazi kungalimaza ukwethenjelwa kwakho.
  • Ayayikhomba ikhalenda lomthetho. Imithetho ifinyeleleka kakhulu phakathi kwezinhlelo zomthetho. Phakathi namasonto okugcina esiqephu, bayakhungatheka futhi bayasabela kancane. Ngesikhathi uqala ukuthatha izinhlelo.
  • [ Kuyajabulisa ukulandela phezulu. Ukuthintana okukodwa kulula ukukushaya indiva. Ngokungaguquki, inhlonipho ilandela ngokulandela iqophelo eliphelele kubonisa ukuthi indaba ibalulekile ngokwanele ukuphikelela.

Ukuqonda Inqubo Yomthetho

Ukuze ube ummeleli ophumelelayo, akudingeki ube uchwepheshe wephalamende, kodwa ukuqonda ukugeleza okuyisisekelo kwemali kukusiza ukuba usebenzise isikhathi sakho sokuxhumana futhi ukhulume.

Kusungulwa incwadi yemvume eNdlu noma eNdlunyeni. Yabelwe ikomiti, lapho kuqulwa khona ukuqulwa kwecala nokuchonywa. Uma idlula ikomiti, iya egumbini eligcwele ukuze kuqhutshwe impikiswano futhi ivoti. Uma idlula, iya kwelinye igumbi, lapho lenqubo iphinda futhi. Ukungafani phakathi kwezinguqulo zendlu neSigele kuxazululwa ekomitini yengqungquthela, futhi uhlelo lokugcina luya kumphathi (umholi noma umbusi) ukuze kusayinwe noma kuthathwe isigqebhezana.

Ukuphatha kwakho i-advocation kungaba nethonya elikhulu phakathi nesigaba sekomiti. Amalungu eKomiti angeneka kakhulu, futhi amavoti awo ngokuvamile anquma. Ukuxhumana namalungu ekomiti i-̬ hhayi nje ummeleli wakho siqu i-̬ angaba icebo elinamandla. Sebenzisa imithombo enjenge- Govtack.

Ukulandelela Isiyalo Sakho ’ Iqophelo Lokusakaza

Ukuze izishaya-mthetho zakho zilandise, kudingeka wazi ukuthi zivota kanjani. Imithombo yomphakathi yenza lokhu kwaziswa kutholakale ngokukhululekile. Ama-website anjenge- avula ama-ecerets.org iminikelo yomkhankaso nezindlela zokuvota. Isishaya-mthetho.

Bukeza i-programme yakho ye-’ irekhodi lokuvota ngaphambi kokuba uthintane nabo. Uma belokhu besekela izindaba ozikhathalelayo, bebonga futhi beqinisa isikhundla sabo. Uma beye baphikisa isikhundla sakho, ungahlobisa isigijimi sakho ukuze ukhulume ngezinkathazo zabo ezithile futhi unikeze ukwaziswa okusha. Ukungazinaki ukuqopha kwabo kungakwenza ubonakale ungaziqondi futhi unciphise ukwethenjelwa kwakho.

Isikhathi Sokuxhumana Nabaphathi Bakho

Izindaba ezimisiwe. Xhumana nezishayamthetho zakho ziqala enqubweni yezemithetho, ngaphambi kokuba isigwebo sifike phansi ukuze kuvotelwe ivoti yokugcina. Uma isikweleti sesaqhubeka, kunzima kakhulu ukusishintsha. Kube nzima ukuzama ukufinyelela lapho kusungulwa isikweleti, lapho kuqulwa icala lekomiti, nangaphambi kwezinsuku eziyinhloko.

Kufanele uthintane nabo futhi lapho becabangela isimo esithile endabeni ethile, hhayi nje lapho kusebenza isikweleti esithile. Uma unolwazi noma indaba eshukumisayo, ukuxoxa ngaso ngaphambi kokuba kufakwe isikweleti kungathonya ulimi nobubanzi bomthetho. Ukuzenza inzuzo kukunika indawo yokuhlala etafuleni kusenendawo ezilalelini.

Imicabango Yokugcina Ngokuzwa Izwi Lakho

Ukuxhumana nabamisi-mthetho bakho kuyilungelo eliyisisekelo nomthwalo wemfanelo wentando yeningi emelelwa abameleli. Futhi kuyikhono elithuthukisa ngokuzijwayeza. Qala ngokuncane: phawula umbango owodwa obalulekile kuwe, thola abameleli bakho, futhi uthumele i-imeyili emfushane, eqondile. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, yakha kuleso sisekelo ngokuba khona emihlanganweni, ukulandela, nokwandisa inxanxathela yakho yokuqamba.

Izwi lakho lingelinye labaningi, kodwa futhi alinakuthathelwa indawo. Abameli badinga ukuzwa kubantu abangokoqobo abathonywe yizinqumo zabo. Uma ukhuluma ngokucacile, ngenhlonipho, futhi ngokuphikelela, uba yingxenye yenqubo yentando yeningi ngendlela engavumelani ne-indawo yakini engabuswanga. Umzamo owenziwa namuhla ungahlela izimiso ezichaza umphakathi wakini iminyaka ezayo.