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OTIENDE: Dilemma of Kenyan youth: To survive or fight climate change

Unlike their peers in more privileged parts of the world, these young people endure economic hardships.

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by JAPETH K OTIENDE

News06 September 2023 - 14:41
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President William Ruto during the Africa Youth Climate Assembly 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi on September 3, 2023.

Picture this: the weight of solving colossal global problems like climate change, poverty and inequality rests on the shoulders of Kenya's youth. Yet, as they grapple with the complexities of these issues, they are simultaneously locked in their own battle for basic needs like food, shelter and education. How can they be expected to champion change when they are drowning in their own survival struggles?

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