A section of residents in Nakuru County have expressed shock over the details of a Kenyan youth survey conducted by the Aga Khan University of East Africa.
They are concerned of how the young generation glorified corruption in the report at a time when the government was doing a lot to fight the vice.
Nakuru County youth director Wachira Migwi believes a lot has to be done to change the Kenyan mentality as far corruption is concerned.
"It's really getting out of hand and unless something is done as a matter of urgency, the future looks pathetic," he said, when contacted on the phone.
While releasing the report on Monday, Agha Khan University East African Institute director Alex Awiti noted that 39 per cent of youths believe that corruption was profitable while 35 per cent would readily give or receive a bribe.
Elijah Kibiwot, a former military colonel said the society has made things very hard for young people making them opt to use shortcuts to make it in life.
"Lets not just accuse our young people, the problem is in the system and the solution squarely should come from us," he said.
"We led them there as a society and now that the damage is already done, we are the same people that are accusing them," he added.
The report further indicates that 62 per cent of youth are vulnerable to electoral bribery with another 40 per cent only voting for a candidate who bribes them something Nakuru residents say sends a dangerous hint ahead of the 2017 polls.
The survey was conducted between October and November last year, where a total of 1, 854 youths, between 18 and 35 years were interviewed.