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Youth urged to take an active in voting, seeking leadership roles

Pupils of Jabali Christian Schools casting there votes to elect leaders at the school during the launch of NIE (Newspaper In Education). [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The youth have been challenged to take an active role in the running of the country by voting and seeking leadership positions.

This was emphasised during the launch of a national youth manifesto dubbed ‘Manifesto Yetu’ at the Catholic University of East Africa where it was revealed that young people hold less than 7 per cent of the country's elective positions despite making up 75 per cent of the population.

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