National Youth Council Tharaka Nithi County Chapter delegate member Anne Muthoni Mbaabu (right) and Nairobi Chapter delegate member Gaddaffi Isiavale address the media in Nairobi on September 18, 2020. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITONational Youth Council delegates on Friday protested amendments of the Amendment Bill 2019 which was passed in parliament on Thursday. “We want to appeal to the president not to assent to this Bill that is meant to deny the youth the opportunity to elect their leaders at the National Youth Council. “Why then, would the Kenyan Parliament pass a Bill that proposes nomination of youth members into the Council by the Executive? National Youth Council (NYC) is a body corporate established in pursuant to the Kenya National Youth Council Act 2009, to act primarily as the bridge, mediator, official voice and negotiator of youth of Kenya.

Source: Daily Nation September 18, 2020 15:45 UTC