On July 16, thirty-one candidates competing for the two youth representation seats in the lower house of Parliament will be elected by an electoral college comprising seven youth representatives from the 30 districts of the country.
talked to the youth in different districts about their aspirations, and expectations, from their new representatives in parliament once they eventually get elected.
I want the National Youth Council representatives on a district level to be trusted and granted the authority to solve our issues with the help of district leaders rather than transferring them to national leaders because they wouldn't understand our problems. We should be able to sit with district leaders to discuss and devise means to address our issues.Youth unemployment is still an issue that ought to be tackled by offering youth training in business literacy to create jobs.
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