MAKE IT HAPPEN

How to create jobs for the Kenyan youths

Team: Low-Level youth Bunge group

Country: Kenya

2/2/2013

EFFECTS OF YOUTHS UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENYA

Unemployment is indeed a global issue and the politicians are really

using this as their tool to hunt votes. The following are the major

effects of unemployment in Kenya:

1. High rate of crime/high population in our prisons

2. Increased prostitution/sex tourism

3. High rate of rural to urban migration

4. Drug abuse

5. Creation of vigilantes groups

6. Expansion of informal settlement(slums)

7. Increased cases of illegal abortion

8. Early marriages-especially school girls marring old men.

9. Inter-ethnic clashes

CAUSES OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENYA

1. Early pregnancy is a major problem facing school girls making

them to drop school at the age of 14.Infuture they end-up

unemployed since they did not get the bench mark qualification.

2. Lack of talent academies in most parts of the country. We all

know that talent is the greatest source of employment, and it

pays a lot.

3. High energy cost, leading to high cost of production thus scaring

away investors.

4. Inaccessibility to loans due to so much requirements/high interest

rate.

5. Poor education system, whereby one teacher handles a class of

over 80 students.

6. Few chances at high school prevents majority of youths to go past

primary school stage i.e. over 600,000 students did their exams

and over 250,000 will miss high school education this year.

7. Lack of technological /economical know-how. This is because the

type of skills gain at school is not enough to handle the 21st

century technological and economic needs.

8. Few youth’s involvement in agriculture.

9. Grants/funds from local &international NGOs not reaching the

youths or in some cases only a small portion gets to the intended

recipients.

10. Bad governance plus numerous empty promises from our

leaders.

SOLUTION TO YOUTH UNEMPLOMENT IN KENYA

1. Compulsory sex education programs in our schools. This will

reduce cases of early pregnancy/HIV thus this will keep them in

school thus a chance to have a bright career in future.

2. Sports and other talents pay a lot. Therefore the government

should build talent academies in all the 47 counties in Kenya.

3. The government should invest in cheaper and green energy

projects so as to lower the cost of production and as a result this

will attract more investors thus creating jobs.

4. The government should come up with grants programs for the

youths to stimulate the growth and creation of business.

5. The government should build more and well equipped schools

and employ more teaching staffs.

6. Entrepreneurship and technical education should be enhanced

among the school leavers and those in schools in order to

promote creation of business.

7. Agri-business education should be enhanced and the government

should lease the un-used land to its youths free of charge so as to

promote careers in this sector.

8. The international/local NGOs should work directly with the youths

other than using other agents. This will ensure transparency in

grant distribution/proper use of their money.

9. The youths should well be represent in government offices, this

include going for political post ensure that their issues are well

resolved.

10. Promotion of peace, love and unity should enhance be

enhance through peace campaigns/talk in order to attract foreign

investors.

HOW CAN KENYAN YOUTHS FIGHT UNEMPLOYMENT

ACTION PLANNING MATRIX TO SOLVE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

PROBLEM

TARGET GROUP

SOLUTION PEOPLE REACHED

ACTION RESOUCES NEEDED

WHO WILL PROVIDE

TIME SPAN

FOLLOW-UP

RESULTS/OUT COME

Early pregnancy

STD 6 to form 4(aged 12-19)

Sex Education

2.8million per year

Making sex education compulsory in upper primary/high school

Teachers, books, chats, projectors

Government. NGOS/ Private sector

7yrs

Community social workers/school principals

More girls in school. Low birth rate. Boys and girls to become professionals in future.

Inaccessibility to loans /capital due to high interest rate.

Youth groups/youths aged(19-32)

Grants/funds

60% of 40 million=(24million)

Entrepreneurship and stimulation of small businesses.

Capital and business skills.

Government. Private sector/NGOs.

2yrs

YOUTHS/NGOs

More business thus self-employment.

Lack of peace ,love, and unity/tribalism/bad leadership

Aged(17-35)

1. Equitable allocation of resources. 2.Respect democracy

20 million

1.Peace campaign 2.Tough measures to be taken on those perpetrating inter-ethnics wars 3. Inclusive leadership.

Projectors, trainers, books ,and hire places where seminars will take place

Government/youth groups/NGOs.

2yrs

Youths/government

Peace. Inflows of investors/democratic leadership.

Poor education systems/skills

Aged(15-35)

Revise the syllabus to match the technological requirement. Increase the number of teachers/institutes.

5million New syllabus to be in place after every 10yrs. Build more schools and universities/technical training institutes. Employ more teaching staffs/reduce the education expenses plus fees

-teaching staffs. -teaching materials. -buildings

Government. Private sector. NGOs.

3yrs

Government. Student. Parent-teachers association.

Well trained youths with economical know how. Greater innovation/investment

Rural to urban migration.

Aged (18-35).

Agricultural skills/agribusiness/including value addition. Allocation of land to the youths. Building of industries in rural areas.

2millions

-increase agri-business skills. Refraining from rain dependent agriculture. Giving agricultural

-grants/funds. -Agricultural extension officers.

Government. NGOs/private sectors.

1.5yrs

Extension officers. youths

Increase food production. Increase urban to rural migration. Job opportunities in rural areas.

grants.

High Energy cost.

everyone

Investing in cheat/green energy

40millions

-investing in bio-fuels instead of oil. -hot springs/geysers. Solar energy to be used in barbershops. -the world should unite and invest in helium iv.

Turbines. Capital. Solar panels. Cables. Man-power. In case of helium IV spaceships /space missions.

Government of Kenya with other nations/private sector

10yrs

Government of Kenya.

-increase production. Industrialization. Reduced unemployment rate. Low cost of living.

ABSRACT

The above is a copy of my original research work and has never been

presented to any organization.

Majority of the youths that I interviewed said that the former regimes

did not benefit them since they only paid attention to the regions

where they came from, and unless the constitution which they had

passed is well implemented they will still remain as economical back

benchers and thus not solving the unemployment problem.