“Yes Youth Can” Initiative
The US government backed program, U.S. Agency for International Development (or US AID), is telling young Kenyans that “Yes Youth can!”
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Hundreds of young Kenyans gathered on Tuesday for the program’s first county-level meeting. Kenyan politicians have experienced some anxiety and some fear that the $45 million project is being used to remove them from power, which prompted the U.S. Embassy to issue several clarifications
U.S. Ambassador Scott Gration said in an email on Tuesday that the U.S. is not empowering young Kenyans to overthrow the government.