The high cost of living has led to immense suffering especially for low and medium class Kenyans who are unable to afford the basic commodities. Few years ago, basic commodities costed more than half their current prices, and to making matters worse, the level of inflation in the country keeps increasing each year.

Kenya’s population of 47 million people is much higher as compared to the available job opportunities. Each year, more than 800,000 Kenyans enter the job market. Most of these people remain unemployed for many years leading to an exponential growth in unemployment rates in the country.

High unemployment rates have led to an increase in crime levels in the country, this mainly is due to idle youths resolving to the use of dubious means in trying to acquire wealth.

Corruption levels in the country are quite high, especially in government offices. Some top officials in government offices usually demand a huge amount of money from applicants for them to be hired. Another major challenge is nepotism in government offices where a senior employee hires his or her relatives, some with little or no qualifications for the job. Turning down applications from other well qualified applicants.

Embezzlement of funds by some officials holding top positions in government corporations is another major concern. All these have led to the collapse of major government corporations and the ones still in existence incurring huge loses and operating under debts.

The government should however come up with better strategies of dealing with such challenges. Kenyans should as well learn how to be responsible and be on the fore front on making positive changes which they want to see in the country.

On a positive note, Kenyans are learning how not to only depend on white collar jobs. Most graduates are setting up their own businesses, and a number of them have grown to be successful self-made entrepreneurs.

As Kenyans, we should not ask “what the government can do for us,” instead we should ask ourselves “what we can do for the government.”