If we abide by the law, there should be no ageism

By MUGAMBI NANDI

KENYA: I sit somewhat uncomfortably between youth and old age. Geriatrics will most certainly not accept me among their number, and the youth have no doubt that I am not one of them. I belong to that category called the “middle age,” which likes to identify itself with the youth, for the licence and benefits this association bestows. The desire to look youthful is the reason we cannot tell a Kenyan politician’s age by his pitch black hair, the result of some skillful artwork. For his age, we must look at his gait.