Former President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyan and African youth to prioritise innovation and capacity building in order to solve the continent's challenges, particularly those relating to healthcare.
He emphasised that the pandemic had exposed Africa's over-reliance on the West for medical supplies, highlighting the critical need for local innovation and drug manufacturing.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has called upon the youth across Kenya and the African continent to focus on innovation and capacity building to help Africa resolve its challenges.
In a speech read on his behalf by Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the Amref International University 6th Graduation Ceremony at Northlands, the former head of state hailed the role of primary healthcare in resolving Africa's healthcare challenges.