Youth empowerment demands a collective approach by all parties

By Machel Waikenda

Kenya, just like many developing African countries, is plagued by lack of employment, increased crime rate and other consequences of an underperforming economy. Common denominators in all such nations with struggling economies are high crime levels, prostitution, poverty and wasted human resource. The youth population is a fundamental bond between leadership of the day and the future, whose early inclusion and contribution in critical governance creates transcending consistency to future generations. The past has not reflected such an attempt; rather sidelining youths’ role over the years has condemned the young population to their current fate.