By: Stella Wamae. — ______________________________________________ Key stats: Africa, with a median age of 19.5, accounts for 16.72 per cent of the world’s population, expected to double by 2050. In Kenya, GiveDirectly began a cash distribution programme in 2011. ______________________________________________ When Andrew Yang launched his presidential campaign, his Freedom Dividend policy made him the dark horse of the Democratic candidates. He proposed a universal basic income (UBI) of $1,000 (Sh100.000) a month for every American adult as a response to job loss