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Why the youth no longer have the monopoly of exuberance

Youths protest along Changamwe Road in Mombasa. They claim a Chinese construction company has sidelined them by employing only foreigners. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Someone complained to me that every age group has its share of exuberance. He suggested the youth only portray more exuberance but have no monopoly of it.

I tend to agree. Exuberance, the great feeling that life can be good and opportunities and prospects are endless is distributed across all ages and maybe even generations.

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