Martin Aliga:  Working to Secure Jersey’s Future for the Next Generation

My candidacy manifests belonging, resilience, and inclusivity, promoting empathy and mutual respect. I am committed to being transparent and approachable, engaging islanders in dialogue to shape workable policies that improve everyday life for everyone on the island.

I am a 47-year-old husband and father of five. I’ve lived in Jersey for 15 years since completing my Master’s Degree in Africa & International Development at Edinburgh University. In 2012 I married Mary Bisson, my Jersey girl.

I aim to serve Jersey as an independent, confident leader in the role of Senator because I believe that being elected, I will amplify the voices of the minority and the voiceless, whilst drawing on my personal experiences of feeling unheard and undervalued by those in authority.  Often political leaders are mistrusted; it is time to bring in a leadership determined to shape the next generation by empowering our children and young people who can sustainably carry on the same positive values.

My Bachelor’s Degree was in Development Studies. I left Uganda Christian University as Guild President emeritus, having led a student body of about 10,000 with a record of effective leadership and successful projects.

For four years, I fronted a Jersey police anti-hate campaign. Whether elected or not, I aim to resume this advocacy, using active listening to represent everyone without discrimination.

My manifesto aims to collaboratively address Jersey’s ‘edu-social’ and economic issues impacting on:

  • Families, Children & Young People: With roughly 34% of islanders contemplating moving away due to costs and housing remaining top concerns for 54% of Jersey’s population, I put myself forward to positively address this matter by creatively engaging members to put in place affordable and sustainable housing solutions for young families and tenants. Also, I wish to promote a balanced ethos of Rights and Responsibilities, encouraging youngsters to grow up understanding their duties as well as their rights.
  • Health & Wellness: Advocating for a holistic approach to health, recognizing alternative pathways alongside traditional medical models, and reducing stigma around counselling as part of primary health care.
  • Education: Rethink how much screen time as a learning approach impacts on preschool and primary education limiting practical skills development. I critique the early introduction of screen learning, too much too early narrows the Head, Heart, and Hands approach to education.

Vote for me because as a man of integrity and proactivity, I seek to serve Islanders to secure Jersey’s Future for the Next Generation.

Please take the time to look at my manifesto in depth at www.impaliga.com (Launching on 22nd April)

Many thanks,

Martin Aliga

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Names of Proposers and Seconders

  1. Helen Sayers
  2. Bryan Ian Le Marquand
  3. Solomon Kalule
  4. Samuel Maguire
  5. John Hedley Pallot
  6. Joseph Muthukui Hgui
  7. Patricia Ann Bisson
  8. Nikolaus David Boyle
  9. Kelly Hope Rodrigues Marrao
  10. Antony Mathieu Bellows