Mohammed Hussein during the interview in Majengo on Tuesday. [Photo/Maxwell].Youth in Mombasa should focus more on self-employment rather than waiting for few vacancies from either the county or national government.
Mombasa youth leader Hussein Mohammed said that most youth would go to school and other higher learning institution with a notion that after they successful graduate they will be employed.
Hussein said that such notion was impracticable and youth should now focus more on self -employment as well as creating employment opportunities for their colleagues.
The Mvita youth leader said that most youths have faced economic challenges because they have failed in thinking outside the box and appealed to them to change focus on matters employment.
“Instead of us seeing more companies and other organization coming up so that we can be employed most of the already existing companies are shutting down, where will we be absorbed?” Posed Mr Hussein.
He also appealed to the youth to use various existing government funds geared toward uplifting the youth economically.
“We have the ‘Uwezo fund, the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and other opportunities for the youth, why should we complain instead of applying for these funds.
He added, “I will not stop urging you to go for these funds they have enabled our colleagues in other parts of the country change their lives why not Mombasa youth?”.
According to Hussein youth should take the initiative, visit youth enterprise development fund offices and enquire as well as apply for the money.
“We Mvita youth leaders will carry own with our awareness campaigns so that youth in Mombasa get the right information on how to access these funds,” he said.
Hussein together with other youth leaders in the Mvita constituency have been conducting several youth forums since the beginning of December holidays in a bid to enable youth to discuss their own issues and find ways to solve them.
The forums have been focusing on drug abuse among youth, livelihood programs for the youth, security issues and political leadership among various youth-related issues.