Open Letter to President Kenyatta: I have had plans to vote for you again this year...but

Dear Mr. President,

It is my firm belief that you are very busy now with the political campaigns for your re-election bid. How I wish I could help. I am not sure if you will get to read this, but it is my belief that maybe, maybe one of your handlers will get to see it, and maybe whisper about it to you or to someone close to you, who will then tell you about it.

Mr. President, have you ever gone for a day without food? Or have you ever lacked a job after graduating with your degree? Have you ever sat and thought about the turn your life is taking, after trying your best to get gigs, jobs or freelance opportunities just to put food on the table but get none? Have you ever wished you would grow young again and go back to live with your parents who would take care of you?

These are some of the things happening with most Kenyan youth today, including myself. It has become really hard to even get a job, and whenever there is an advert for a position in a government institution, you will be asked to go with either all or one these; HELB clearance, KRA certificate, CRB certificate and certificate of good conduct, which will not cost you less that KES 5,000 including transport to their various offices.

It has become really hard to even get a job, and whenever there is an advert for a position in a government institution, you will be asked to go with either all or one these; HELB clearance, KRA certificate, CRB certificate and certificate of good conduct, which will not cost you less that KES 5,000 including transport to their various offices.

I voted for you in 2013 Mr. President, and I have always been a firm supporter of the government. I have had plans to vote for you again this year, and I hope I will. But the desire to go and queue for you has been dwindling over time. The desire to support and fight for the government has really been affected by what I am going through. I feel that the government has made it really difficult for the Kenyan youth to survive, or to have the kind of life that they have always dreamt of. Most of us are well educated, I have a degree from a government institution for example, but no job.

I feel that the government has made it really difficult for the Kenyan youth to survive, or to have the kind of life that they have always dreamt of. Most of us are well educated, I have a degree from a government institution for example, but no job.

I have worked in the private sector, but do not have the job anymore. Every day, I am seeing a company closing down shop, and I wonder where the jobs for the over 10,000 students who graduate every year will come from. Mr. President, most of the Kenyan youth are going through this, and life is getting difficult for them every day.

I am hoping to see a change in the next month before the elections. I am hoping that this time will not take away the desire to vote for you again completely. I am hoping to see a change, to see you address this issue. To see me, and more young Kenyans get new opportunities to better their lives. I am looking forward to a positive change.

Thank you.