Resist extremists, Senator Omar urges students

Mombasa senator Hassan Omar at Majengo in Mombasa on Sunday.Photo John Chesoli
Mombasa senator Hassan Omar at Majengo in Mombasa on Sunday.Photo John Chesoli

Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar has urged youth to stand up against radicalisation. He urged students to resist extremists, who are targeting schools, lest their lives be destroyed forever.

Omar urged students to read more and widely to understand issues of human rights. “Human rights is about doing the right thing. That is why youth must take on this radicalisation matter head on,” he said at Alidini Visram High School in Mombasa during the finals of the human rights and security secondary schools debate competition on Saturday.


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