Charlene Ruto Urges Kenyan Youth Not to Be Lazy: "Give Us Your Ideas"

 

First Daughter Charlene Ruto has urged the youth not to be lazy. Charlene Ruto tells youth she has no jobs to give.  In an interview with Citizen TV, Charlene noted that the employment crisis was a menace grappling with society, especially among the youths. Charlene noted that there were many CVs on her desk of youths asking her to employ them. "Through our organizations, if maybe we were to employ as many people as people, because I cannot tell you the amount of CVs on my desk and the requests for jobs, maybe we would employ 3,000 young people. It is a drop in the ocean, we are 70% of the over 50 million population of Kenya,” she said.. Are Kenyan youths lazy? The president's daughter noted that the best thing they could do was create opportunities for young people. “The best thing we can do for our young people is create opportunities for them...the network. I’d like to call on our young people. Let’s not sit and be lazy.” The first daughter said that she was willing to help out youths who had ideas, as she was willing to help purchase land or visit their establishments. “You are passionate about something, don’t give up on that. Reach out to us and give us your idea. I give a listening ear to somebody who has already started something, and I can see where they are going, and I can put something in other than somebody who is like, ‘give me a job’... which job?  Where am I going to get the job from? But if you tell me that ‘I’m passionate about tree planting or beekeeping, could you come to visit my farm, or could you help me get a piece of land somewhere? 'I want to expand’... these are the young people we’re going to give a listening ear to.” Kenyans react to Charlene Ruto's remarks Here is what they had to say: @AtworiYa "Being poor doesn't mean that someone is lazy." @mulundasilingi "Charlene Ruto wants ideas when others have ideas but have no opportunities." @Toomey_Turmett "Yeye hana idea." @Stv_T_ "In that family, let them call a meeting and decide who among them is going to be speaking arrogantly to Kenyans." @Banta_baridii: "Privilege is nice. It can make you think you work harder than people poorer than you." 

by  Patricia Tonui