We are children, we have rights, we have a future.
Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Simel who is a student at the Nyawai Academy in Nairobi was speaking at a UN event on Ending Aids by 2030 that was co-chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Presidents, thank you for making the promise to end Aids by 2030. Please keep your promise
Elijah went on to narrate how a mother of his best friend had told him never to play with him(Elijah) since he had HIV.
The mother of my best friend told him not to play with me and that made me very sad
President Kenyatta responded to the young boy in his speech to the audience of diplomats, medical professionals and Aids activists from around the world referring to Elijah as a brave young man.
Today, young Kenyan boy has taken the lead, a brave young man and an advocate, a champion of young people throughout the world living with HIV.
Elijah said that his dream is to have earned a doctorate in science by 2030, when he will be 27 years old.
President Kenyatta noted in his speech that he is personally committed to Kenya becoming the first country in Africa to control the Aids epidemic.
