This archive report was first published on 16 November 2019.
On November 16, 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta emphasized the importance of empowering the youth in Africa, urging leaders to create a conducive environment that unlocks their potential and enables them to contribute effectively to development.
Speaking at the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, Uhuru said leaders should equip the youth with the right education so they can compete against their peers from across the globe and create a domestic environment for free enterprise to thrive.
“We must ingrain in our youth a sense of African pride so that they completely transform our approach as to how we exploit the vast wealth and riches of our African earth,” he said.
The President noted that the current generation of young people has the potential of expanding Africa’s productive workforce, promoting entrepreneurship, and becoming genuine instruments of change to reverse the devastation caused by climate change.
He emphasized that time has come for leaders to publicly declare that no young person will be left behind and that their voices matter the most.
Uhuru was addressing the African Philanthropy Forum whose theme was “Accelerating youth employment in Africa”.
