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Young people should make constitution work for them
On August 27, Kenya marked a decade since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution.
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What you need to know:
- It is considered one of the most progressive in the world and brought so much hope to Kenyans.
- But 10 years later, what do the youth have to show for it?
- On hunger, 14.5 million Kenyans are food insecure.
- Let us come out and show the government what they should have done a long time ago.
On August 27, Kenya marked a decade since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution. It is considered one of the most progressive in the world and brought so much hope to Kenyans. But 10 years later, what do the youth have to show for it?
Young people have continued to suffer, especially on healthcare, housing, food, water, social security and education. Article 43(1) clearly stipulates that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health and accessible and adequate housing; to be free from hunger and to have adequate food of acceptable quality; to clean and safe water; to social security and to education.
