Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi. [Photo/standard.co.ke]
Seven Kenyans have made it to the 2017 list of top 100 most influential young Africans across the continent.Among the seven include human rights activist Boniface Mwangi, blogger Cyprian Nyakundi and NTV presenter Larry Madowo.Others are Nairobi Senator-elect Johnson Sakaja, advocate for social justice Gakii Biriri, Mumbi Ndungu and 33 year old Entrepreneur Eric Kinoti who is the CEO and founder of Shade Systems EA Ltd.Tanzania's bongo artistes Diamond Platinumz and Alikiba alongside Uganda's Anne Kansime were also in the list.Participants came from over 140 countries globally.The list which was restricted to age limits between, 15 and 36 had a coverage of 28 countries on the continent with Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya leading with 19, 18, 10, 7 representatives respectively.The list was exceptional with an unprecedented gender representation of 55 men and 45 women.Prince Akpah, President of Africa Youth Awards, noted that this was a great move to inspire more young women in Africa and across the world to reach out for their dreams.
The list compiled and approved by the Awards Jury made up of young Africans from across globe after public nominations were received and reviewed.Below is the list of top 100 participants arranged in alphabetical order: