Lack of ambition pushing Majengo youth to drugs and idleness, say elders

Elders in Majengo, Mombasa, report that a lack of ambition and parental neglect are driving local youth toward drug abuse and idleness. Community leaders are attempting to intervene by connecting school dropouts with vocational training and employment opportunities.
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir at the Majengo Village Hall on Monday /BRIAN OTIENO Majengo Community Organization chair Abdalla Dadala [L] and Majengo chief Aisha Orowe at the Majengo Village Hall on Monday /BRIAN OTIENO Most youths in Majengo, Mombasa, have resorted to drug abuse and idling because they lack ambition, elders have said.
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