Misconceptions about the Youth in Kenya

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Submitted by Osombah S.W on Mon, 15/08/2011 - 7:06pm

This articles highlights some misconceptions about the youth in Kenya who are portrayed in bad light.

Time and again we have heard leaders across the board, from politicians to religious leaders, saying one thing or the other about the youth. Each context portrays the youth in a different way, and in most cases the portrayals are not positive.

The criticism that the youth in Kenya are unskilled and as such they can only provide unskilled labour has today become a maxim.

In an effort to deal with the high rate of unemployment among the youth, the office of the Prime Minister initiated a project dubbed Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKK) – jobs for the youth - that was anticipated to provide employment opportunities to the youth.

Phase one of the project was rolled out in 2009, and phase II is said to be in the offing. Those hired under the project were given jobs like slashing roadside bushes, digging trenches, collecting garbage and swiping the streets among others, with attractive wages that ranged from Ksh.200-Ksh.400 per day.

Unfortunately, the design of the KKK Project made it difficult for the skilled youth-diploma holders and university graduates to provide their services to the nation.