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Youth shortchanged in CS nominations
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left), President Dr William Ruto and Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi at State House in Nairobi on September 27, 2022, during the naming of Cabinet Secretaries.
Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Young people were shortchanged in the Cabinet Secretary nominations, says Raphael Obonyo, blaming it on the “wrong tradition of viewing young people as leaders of tomorrow”.
- The youth, he adds, have the qualifications but are left out for lack of experience or wealth.
- They have the creativity, energy and dynamism needed to move the country forward.
Youth agenda • Young people were shortchanged in the Cabinet Secretary nominations, says Raphael Obonyo, blaming it on the “wrong tradition of viewing young people as leaders of tomorrow”. The youth, he adds, have the qualifications but are left out for lack of experience or wealth. “They have the creativity, energy and dynamism needed to move the country forward.” His contact is [email protected].
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