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Shortage of food and water is hurting girls, women's future

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A girl heading back home at Toplane in Tiaty sub-county, Baringo about 20 kilometres after fetching water at a dug-out well. [File, Standard]

Voter apathy among young people has been witnessed across different counties in the just-concluded general election. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission reported recently that the number of young registered voters has dropped by five per cent since the 2017 elections.

Asked why she did not participate in the election exercise, a 27-year-old young woman was quoted in one of the dailies saying, "I have no interest in voting, because the government puts themselves first rather than us".

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