Nyali Youth Call for Leadership Change, Want Drug Addiction Menace Addressed

• A section of young people in Nyali wants a leadership change, which they hope will ensure their issues are addressed
• The youth note that the area is grappling with drug addiction and unemployment, which the current leadership has allegedly failed to address
• They also challenged state agencies to up their game and ensure those behind vices affecting the area are dealt with

Youths in Nyali, Mombasa county, have called for sweeping change in leadership, a move they believe will help address the drug addiction and mass unemployment that plague the area.

Led by community figures and the Alfayo Nelson Hope Foundation, the young people stressed the urgency of addressing their concerns and pushing for meaningful youth engagement to elevate their voices and improve livelihoods.

"As their leader, I will make sure our community goes in the right direction, so that when it comes time to make the right decision, they will do so with hope for the future," said Nelson Alfayo, one of the youth leaders in the area.

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How Nyali youth want their challenges addressed

Besides supporting addiction-rehabilitation efforts, the youths demanded strict action against drug suppliers, arguing that both users and dealers must be targeted to root out the menace.

They said the government must up its game and ensure all those involved in the supply of illegal substances are arrested and prosecuted.

"We don't want drugs in our midst. For those who want to use our youth for drugs, Nyali should not be a market; it should be a place where youth get involved in meaningful development. We call agencies to arrest all dealers,” said the Alfayo Nelson Hope Foundation director.

He further warned that injecting partisan politics into development initiatives undermines real progress.

According to Alfayo, it’s time Kenyans had a different view of leadership from the local to the national level.

"Leadership will not be political any more. We want to tell our people that through leadership, we will impact change in Nyali,” he said.

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Other young leaders in Nyali also called on the locals to vote responsibly in the upcoming general election.

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They further expressed the need for Kenyans to choose principled and competent leaders.

"As young people, we know we have problems of unemployment, drug addiction and poor leadership. We have decided that we will choose our youth to take us to the next level,” said Samson Otieno, a youth leader in Nyali.

He also called on young people to join hands and ensure their next elected leaders are committed to addressing their pressing needs.

“Let's plan to make a change by putting the right people in the office,” the youth leader said.

The youth spoke during a pre-event of the International Youth Day, which is observed annually on August 12.

Are chaplains needed in day schools?

Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that a Mombasa clergyman had called on the Ministry of Education to make it mandatory for day schools to also have chaplains.

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Rev. Leonard Msalame of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Mombasa Diocese, lamented that students in day schools had been spiritually neglected.

He said chaplains can help shape the characters of the learners.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke