How to navigate population growth, create enough opportunities for all

The future beckons responsibility. [iStockphoto]

The world's population has tripled within the last 70 years. In 1950, there were roughly 2.5 billion people. By November 15, 2022, the United Nations reported an epic milestone: 8 billion souls.

To make it clearer, in 1969 the year I was born, Kenya's population was about 10 million, today we have about 53.1 million. What implications does this hold globally? And, more crucially, what does it signify for Kenya? Two key points.