Kenyan citizens protesting against taxation bill along the streets of Nairobi. July 26, 2024. [File, Standard] In urban settlements and rural villages, Kenyan youth are navigating a landscape where access to opportunity is the exception rather than the rule. Even with degrees and technical skills, the majority are trapped in a system that is not designed to fully utilise their potential. Many turn to informal work or survive on small-scale hustles, often unsupported by financial systems and unprotected by regulation. The numbers tell a story that should alarm anyone who cares about Kenya’s future. Young people aged between 18 and 34…
Author: By Kanyi Gioko
There comes a moment when a nation must pause, look around, and ask itself: Are we still headed where we thought we were going? It’s a question every Kenyan, regardless of status or station, should ask today. It might sound like those tired clichés—calls for dialogue, unity, patriotism. But peel back the words and there’s an urgent truth: we are in trouble, and the noise around us is drowning out the signals we need to hear. Every day, we are bombarded with distractions—social media outrage, political drama, endless debates with little substance. But beneath it all is a growing unease, a blur…