Kenyan youth need proper mentoring

Described as “young, barefoot and fiercely competitive”, athletes have put Kenya on the global map: Isabella Bosibori became a silver medallist in France in 1997 at age 17; Pamela Jelimo scooped gold at 18; and Asbel Kiprop won a gold medal at 19!

We have countless young innovators (exemplified by Kevin Macharia named by Forbes magazine one of the top 30 young entrepreneurs in Africa in 2015; Evans Wandogo of the Solar LED lanterns) and young entrepreneurs like Joel Mwale who founded Skydrop Enterprises at 16; Cosmas Ochieng, founder of Ecofuels; and Trishar Khetia, founder of Tria group and Khetia’s chain stalls.