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Kenya's Youth Are Victms of Circumstances

In his article on the effects of unemployment on the Kenyan youths, Mr. Esmond Shahonya, an ICT Specialist, insists that young people with little access to jobs and whose grievances are not addressed are more likely to be lured into terrorist activities and other social vices. The writer referred to recent analysis by the Kenya Youth Survey Report which found unemployment the highest among youth without post-secondary education (68%) and rural youth (68%) very unfortunate!!

This made me come to the conclusion that Kenyan youths are victims of circumstances. They get involved in various occurrences from the series of unfortunate events taking place in our country and explore the validity of my assertion.

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