Kenyan anti Female Genital Mutilation activist Nice Nailantei Leng’ete is among the top 100 most influential person’s of 2018 on TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential people. Time magazine unveiled its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world on Thursday, including record numbers of 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40. “I personally have seen too many women and girls, too many friends, have their dreams taken away from them. The 2018 list features some of the world’s most significant artists, leaders, scientists, activists and entrepreneurs selected by the magazine's editors. This year’s list goes to record for having the highest number of women since the launch of TIME 100 first published in 1999.

Source: The Star April 20, 2018 21:22 UTC