TIME has unveiled the 2024 TIME100 Next list, recognizing Crystal Asige among 100 emerging leaders from across the world who are shaping the future.
These individuals are honored for their contributions to fields like business, politics, entertainment, and activism, as they drive innovation and inspire change.
Among the 100 outstanding individuals is the nominated Senator Crystal Asige.
Asige has been nominated to the list by Eddie Ndopu, a humanitarian and a United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goal Advocate.
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Time Tells the Story of Crystal Asige
Ndopu has described Asige as a brilliant badass African leader who embraces the unexpected.
Further, Asige has been hailed for her work in championing the rights of people with disabilities including helping pass bills to uplift them.
“A growing cohort of brilliant and badass African leaders with disabilities taking up space on the world stage. Senator Asige’s life is a master class in embracing the unexpected.
“Diagnosed with glaucoma as a teenager, Asige rose to prominence as a formidable politician in Kenya, after first gracing the airwaves as an award-winning singer.
Ndopu highlighted the Senator’s work in ensuring a tax break for parents and caregivers of kids with disabilities and supporting the Kenyan sign language.
“With every twist and turn, she has charted a course that defies categorization. Since taking office, she has helped pass bills to uplift people with disabilities, including a tax break for parents and caregivers of kids with disabilities, and new support for Kenyan sign language.
“Senator Asige is a true Renaissance woman, proving what I have always known, being disabled is compatible with an extraordinary life,” Ndopu added.
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About the Time List
The 2024 TIME100 Next issue has three worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the list.
For the singer-songwriter category, Sabrina Carpenter has been highlighted, NBA player Jaylen Brown and Springboard to Opportunities CEO Aisha Nyandoro.
Moreover, TIME Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, the list aims to recognize rising leaders and by doing so, not just show the stories that are capturing headlines in 2024, but also introduce the world to people who will play an important role in leading the future.
“The TIME100 Next list was created to recognize that many of today’s most influential leaders are individuals who are not waiting long in life to make an impact.
“Nor are they eager to respect the status quo by following the traditional power structures and pathways that have determined what influence looked like in the past.”
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