Hardly a week after she was sworn in as a specially elected MP, Bogolo Kenewendo has hit the ground running and it would seem she is already delivering on one of her mandate of being the voice of youth in parliament. In her response to the draft National Development Plan 11, Kenewendo insisted that the plan should have a youthful face. She said that given the fact that the current state was challenging, most people especially the youth were hoping that the plan holds a relief to their current pains. According to Kenewendo, Botswana’s population structure has changed, with a youth bulge which has led to the growth of the working age population from 46.9% in 2001 to 64.9% in 2011. As a result, she said, the dependency ratios have also changed. According to Kenewendo, Botswana now has to consider some of those among the working age as dependents which is a result of the high youth unemployment in the country. “I believe that with this glaring reality, we can therefore justifiably say that this document should have a youthful face, and have it represent the hopes and dreams of young people. Our young people are smart, driven and resilient;…