The Cry of a Poor Kenyan: Letter to Mr. President

Hello Mr. President,

I know you'll not get this, but someone around you will. I know that my plea is likely to fall on a deaf ear, but I’ll still make it anyway. Congratulations for what you are doing for the youths, to be specific- providing loans on low interest.  If you are in a hurry, please turn to the last paragraph.

Many of us, Mr. President, are university graduates contemplating on committing suicide if not turning to drug abuse. It is useless for you to create more jobs if the jobs are taken by so and so’s relative. For instance, ask any Kamau, Onyango or Nyakundi who is working with the government, they'll honestly tell you that they landed in the position because their ... Is a good friend of a senior person in government. One can estimate that only 20% of the available job opportunities are given out competitively. What will happen to us?  'US’, the sons and daughters of ordinary Kenyans?  We will die in poverty like our parents.