Whenever I log onto the National Youth Council website, I see this phrase: “The National Youth Council is a semi-autonomous government agency that is charged with the responsibility of: Co-ordinating activities being undertaken by youth-focused non-state actors; lobbying for legislation on youth issues; promoting the inclusion of the youth agenda in public policy; promoting youth representation in decision-making bodies and promoting government empowerment initiatives targeting the youth. Theirs is to receive salaries, allowances and go home as Kenya faces an unemployment crisis and despite having all the resources. It’s clear we are staring at an unemployment crisis and we need action now, not tomorrow. The first step should be to disband the National Youth Council as it is not serving the interests of the youth. Secondly, the government, should declare youth unemployment in this country a national disaster and initiate appropriate measures to address it.

Source: Daily Nation June 14, 2020 16:18 UTC