Kenya: ‘Stop Treating Youth Like Phone Fixers,’ Winnie Odinga Tells Leaders

Nairobi — Winnie Odinga has called on leaders and older generations to stop reducing young people to “phone fixers” and instead give them real space to shape Kenya’s future.

Speaking during an event honoring her father the late Raila Odinga’s legacy on International Human Rights Day, Winnie said Kenyan youth feel ignored, undervalued and boxed into stereotypes that limit their potential.

She said young people are exposed to a global world where they are told they are smart, capable and worthy…