This archive report was first published on 6 August 2020.
On August 6, 2020, Adelle Onyango, a former Kiss FM radio presenter and content creator, met with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss various issues affecting the youth.
According to Adelle, the meeting was an opportunity to explore ways to bridge the disconnect between government programs aimed at empowering the youth and the youth's actual involvement in creating, accessing, and evaluating these programs.
Adelle took to her social media to share her thoughts on the meeting, stating, 'Today I asked the president about how he intends to bridge the disconnect between the programs govt says it has to empower the youth and the youth actually being involved in the creation, access and evaluation of said programs. Also if there will be govt effort in partnering with social entrepreneurs who have already found solutions to community and youth problems! His answer is available on the statehouse FB page and I hope we can keep tabs and hold him & his govt accountable…loudly.'
Adelle also moderated a panel discussion where they spoke about teenage pregnancies and challenged the Ministry of Education to work with the Ministry of Health, private organizations, and teenagers to create solutions that protect teenagers from predators and provide them with access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Adelle expressed her passion for changing society and her gratitude for being in a position to help make a difference.
