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Kenyans react after UNICEF appoints Uhuru as global champion for youth empowerment

United Nations (UN) agency on January 19, 2018, requested President Uhuru Kenyatta to be the global champion for youth empowerment which he accepted, causing an uproar on social media. UN is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore, the President will be required to take part in advocating the promotion of universal healthcare, education, and nutrition.

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