Sonia Birdi

Kenyan politician

Sunjeev 'Sonia' Kaur Birdi is a nominated member of the Kenyan Parliament. She was the first Kenyan Asian woman to serve in the national legislature.

Quotes

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  • That D+ in my paper is not a failure but what I am bringing on the table.
  • If I was not positive on the change I want to make, I wouldn't have applied for the position.
    • [1], Mwakilishi, March 13, 2019)
  • if you are to win an elective position there, you must be a 'Sonko.
  • Politics is an undefined career. You have to chart your own path as you learn on the job.
  • We need to talk with each other, not shout. Although, it is easier said than done. People put politicians into two baskets, one they can buy from and one they cannot.
  • I don't believe that walking out is the best way to express dissent or disagreement with people on certain issues.
  • Kenyans are the ones to blame if they think the leaders they choose are wrong. They have the power to change that in the next elections.
  • my opinion is that if an enemy comes to your home, you don't just sit back and hope that he will leave peacefully. You have to force the enemy out.
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