President William Ruto now says that all leaders must work together to create jobs for youths who have no source of livelihood.
Speaking on Saturday, Ruto said that those in positions of leaders and those have jobs are in those positions not because they are special but lucky.
He insisted that it is important that they think about those without jobs while they serve.
"The leaders of Kenya, whether you are in the judiciary, whether you are in the legislature, in the executive, all of us must work together knowing very well that it is a privilege for us to serve. We are not better than those who don't have the jobs we have," Ruto said.
"We are just lucky and it is important for us to think about the millions of children and young people who have gone to school have certificates, diploma and degree but don't have jobs."
He spoke during the opening of the Mukiria TTI Tuition Block and Engineering Workshop and Launch of TVET Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Project, Meru County.
He said that those with jobs must take it as a place of honour and always think about those who don't have because they are also Kenyan.
The President said that it is the responsibility of those in leadership positions to support any initiative by the government that creates jobs for those who don't have.
"It is our responsibility not to sabotage plans for them to get jobs. It is our responsibility to support every initiative that will these people an opportunity to work and have an income," he said.
Ruto also called out those who have been using the courts to frustrate such projects, saying that it is not right.
On Friday, Ruto noted that the affordable housing project that is now in limbo after the Appellate Court affirmed the High Court's decision that mandatory Housing levy is unlawful has so far created over 130,000 jobs.
He said that by end of 2024, the project would have employed at least 300,000 Kenyans.
