08/04/2026
The current estimated population of our country is nearly 60 million people. Of these about 70% are young people, Youth below 35 years. Whenever you finish school everyone tells you to start a business , but with what? I believe in our young people, we're the Now and the Future.
The NYS uses about 11 billion and is targeting 100,000 youth by 2028.
Nyota Program has an estimated 30 billion.
Sakaja's Green Army employs about 4000 youth with a budget slightly above 200 million.
Murang'a and Meru have a youth service, the salaries of those youth is saved to become seed capital.
Why don't we or can't we have a Youth service in every county in Kenya including my good county of Embu?
If each county gave 1 billion for the youth, we'd have 47 billion, if state house reduced its budget and spared 3 billion for the youth we'd be at 50 billion plus the 11 billion in the budget and the the 30 billion in the Nyota fund, few additions here and there we would have 100 billion.
With a salary of about 15000, we would engaged 5.5 million youth or around 118000 youth in every county.
They would work in Agriculture sector (Giving seeds ,fertilizer and farmer sensitization), Health sector ( cleanliness, patient guidance, illegal centers crackdown), Mapping of various communities needs ,light duties in government and private industries etc
We must share our cake equally....we can't reserve it for a few selfish individuals or even thieves. Kenya is a rich country and can accommodate all of us.