The Director of Youth programmes at the office of the President Mr Walter Mong'are aka Nyambane feels that Kenyan youth have a false sense of entitlement .
He was speaking on Tuesday in Nairobi, during the youth economic dialogue.
"You cannot just sit at home and expect jobs to come to you, you must get up and look for the opportunities," said Nyambane.
He noted that foreigners were getting most jobs in the country because they are looking for them, unlike Kenyan youth who just sit at home and expect things to happen in their favour.
The youth were further encouraged to start their businesses, as this was one way for them to learn how large industries operate.
Also in the forum was Mugo Kibati, former director of Vision 2030. He also urged the youth to stop depending on affirmative actions and focus on being independent financially.
"One thing that Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have in common is that they became rich quickly and young. However, they had not set out to make money in the first place. If you only set out to make money then you will be tempted to take shortcuts," added Macharia Gaitho the for former chairman of the editor's guild.