today from the time you woke up this morning till the time you go back home
morning till the time you go back home
morning till the time you go back home and go to sleep
and go to sleep
and go to sleep 3,000 Kenyan babies would have been born
3,000 Kenyan babies would have been born
3,000 Kenyan babies would have been born over a million Kenyan
over a million Kenyan
over a million Kenyan babies would be born every year which
babies would be born every year which
babies would be born every year which means that every year with the number of
means that every year with the number of
means that every year with the number of young people that are joining the
young people that are joining the
young people that are joining the workforce it’s between the age group of
workforce it’s between the age group of
workforce it’s between the age group of 15 to 24 that you’re gonna find close to
15 to 24 that you’re gonna find close to
15 to 24 that you’re gonna find close to a million young people joining the
a million young people joining the
a million young people joining the workforce now imagine that every 24
workforce now imagine that every 24
workforce now imagine that every 24 hours nearly 33,000 young people in
hours nearly 33,000 young people in
hours nearly 33,000 young people in Africa are joining the workforce and
Africa are joining the workforce and
Africa are joining the workforce and with that number
with that number
with that number imagine that we get approximately close
imagine that we get approximately close
imagine that we get approximately close to 10 to 12 million young people in
to 10 to 12 million young people in
to 10 to 12 million young people in Africa joining the workforce Kenya
Africa joining the workforce Kenya
Africa joining the workforce Kenya ladies and gentlemen needs a million
ladies and gentlemen needs a million
ladies and gentlemen needs a million jobs every year for the next ten years
jobs every year for the next ten years
jobs every year for the next ten years to cater to this expanding youth bulge
to cater to this expanding youth bulge
to cater to this expanding youth bulge but we are creating barely about a
but we are creating barely about a
but we are creating barely about a hundred thousand to 150,000 new jobs now
hundred thousand to 150,000 new jobs now
hundred thousand to 150,000 new jobs now unemployment is a scourge unemployment
unemployment is a scourge unemployment
unemployment is a scourge unemployment has many challenges that accompany it
has many challenges that accompany it
has many challenges that accompany it for example the scourge of violent
for example the scourge of violent
for example the scourge of violent extremism in Africa the United Nations
extremism in Africa the United Nations
extremism in Africa the United Nations Development Program recently did an
Development Program recently did an
Development Program recently did an event and a study called the journey to
event and a study called the journey to
event and a study called the journey to violent extremism in Africa look at the
violent extremism in Africa look at the
violent extremism in Africa look at the reasons that people join violent
reasons that people join violent
reasons that people join violent extremist groups and the first and
extremist groups and the first and
extremist groups and the first and foremost amongst it is extreme poverty
foremost amongst it is extreme poverty
foremost amongst it is extreme poverty second is youth marginalization
second is youth marginalization
second is youth marginalization third is increasing inequality fourth is
third is increasing inequality fourth is
third is increasing inequality fourth is instability and fifth is high levels of
instability and fifth is high levels of
instability and fifth is high levels of illiteracy these are the primary
illiteracy these are the primary
illiteracy these are the primary contributors it is not religion that is
contributors it is not religion that is
contributors it is not religion that is defining insurgencies and violent
defining insurgencies and violent
defining insurgencies and violent extremism it is not your ethnicity which
extremism it is not your ethnicity which
extremism it is not your ethnicity which defines it it’s that lack of opportunity
defines it it’s that lack of opportunity
defines it it’s that lack of opportunity it’s that sense of despondency it’s that
it’s that sense of despondency it’s that
it’s that sense of despondency it’s that sense of hopelessness and the best way
sense of hopelessness and the best way
sense of hopelessness and the best way to tackle it is to really look at the
to tackle it is to really look at the
to tackle it is to really look at the challenges of whatever term as for ease
challenges of whatever term as for ease
challenges of whatever term as for ease and keep these for ease in mind the
and keep these for ease in mind the
and keep these for ease in mind the first and foremost is the right
first and foremost is the right
first and foremost is the right education and skills for the right
education and skills for the right
education and skills for the right emerging market without that we will not
emerging market without that we will not
emerging market without that we will not be able to find the kind of jobs that
be able to find the kind of jobs that
be able to find the kind of jobs that are needed or find employable people for
are needed or find employable people for
are needed or find employable people for those jobs
those jobs
those jobs second is empowerment as the previous
second is empowerment as the previous
second is empowerment as the previous speaker said unless and until we make
speaker said unless and until we make
speaker said unless and until we make sure that women joined the workforce
sure that women joined the workforce
sure that women joined the workforce unless and until we make sure that every
unless and until we make sure that every
unless and until we make sure that every girl achieves a full human potential
girl achieves a full human potential
girl achieves a full human potential Kenya or Africa will not realize its
Kenya or Africa will not realize its
Kenya or Africa will not realize its full potential because 50% of that
full potential because 50% of that
full potential because 50% of that workforce is being left behind the third
workforce is being left behind the third
workforce is being left behind the third is a Marshall Plan of employment
is a Marshall Plan of employment
is a Marshall Plan of employment we need employment at a scale which is
we need employment at a scale which is
we need employment at a scale which is tremendous that Marshall plan of
tremendous that Marshall plan of
tremendous that Marshall plan of employment should have the dignity of
employment should have the dignity of
employment should have the dignity of Labor from a plumber to a Mason to a
Labor from a plumber to a Mason to a
Labor from a plumber to a Mason to a carpenter to a scientist to a road
carpenter to a scientist to a road
carpenter to a scientist to a road worker to a bridge builder but the whole
worker to a bridge builder but the whole
worker to a bridge builder but the whole scope must offer us that opportunity you
scope must offer us that opportunity you
scope must offer us that opportunity you just saw a slide before this of a boat
just saw a slide before this of a boat
just saw a slide before this of a boat and that is the real story of the
and that is the real story of the
and that is the real story of the African migrant that is the real story
African migrant that is the real story
African migrant that is the real story of what happened in Lampa deucer that is
of what happened in Lampa deucer that is
of what happened in Lampa deucer that is the real story of young people escaping
the real story of young people escaping
the real story of young people escaping their situation at home escaping
their situation at home escaping
their situation at home escaping instability escaping poverty escaping a
instability escaping poverty escaping a
instability escaping poverty escaping a lack of opportunity and making that
lack of opportunity and making that
lack of opportunity and making that journey
journey
journey imagine when from the 10 to 12 million
imagine when from the 10 to 12 million
imagine when from the 10 to 12 million African young people that join the
African young people that join the
African young people that join the workforce with barely about 3 million
workforce with barely about 3 million
workforce with barely about 3 million jobs when those numbers start to cross
jobs when those numbers start to cross
jobs when those numbers start to cross the oceans it’s not just Africa
the oceans it’s not just Africa
the oceans it’s not just Africa experiencing instability it’s also the
experiencing instability it’s also the
experiencing instability it’s also the West and other parts of the world
West and other parts of the world
West and other parts of the world experienced it
experienced it
experienced it our best opportunity is to make those
our best opportunity is to make those
our best opportunity is to make those investments in those for ease the 4th
investments in those for ease the 4th
investments in those for ease the 4th evening equity when there is iniquity
evening equity when there is iniquity
evening equity when there is iniquity when there is marginalization when there
when there is marginalization when there
when there is marginalization when there people who are being left out of the
people who are being left out of the
people who are being left out of the development curve there are challenges
development curve there are challenges
development curve there are challenges that accompany it we want to change that
that accompany it we want to change that
that accompany it we want to change that status quo we want to change that
status quo we want to change that
status quo we want to change that situation and that can’t happen by one
situation and that can’t happen by one
situation and that can’t happen by one entity that happens when the
entity that happens when the
entity that happens when the public-private partnerships come
public-private partnerships come
public-private partnerships come together when the whole agenda of right
together when the whole agenda of right
together when the whole agenda of right political will it comes together when
political will it comes together when
political will it comes together when public policy accompanies that political
public policy accompanies that political
public policy accompanies that political will
will
will when partnerships come into play and
when partnerships come into play and
when partnerships come into play and this partnerships covers everything
this partnerships covers everything
this partnerships covers everything because the future is here let me give
because the future is here let me give
because the future is here let me give you another statistic by 2030
you another statistic by 2030
you another statistic by 2030 agriculture and Africa will be one
agriculture and Africa will be one
agriculture and Africa will be one trillion dollars worth the median age of
trillion dollars worth the median age of
trillion dollars worth the median age of a farmer ladies and gentlemen in Kenya
a farmer ladies and gentlemen in Kenya
a farmer ladies and gentlemen in Kenya is 61 the median age of this country is
is 61 the median age of this country is
is 61 the median age of this country is 18 this country’s population was the
18 this country’s population was the
18 this country’s population was the same as Sweden in 1956 7 million today’s
same as Sweden in 1956 7 million today’s
same as Sweden in 1956 7 million today’s Sweden is 10 million Kenya is 46 million
Sweden is 10 million Kenya is 46 million
Sweden is 10 million Kenya is 46 million by 2030 Kenya will be 65 million by 2050
by 2030 Kenya will be 65 million by 2050
by 2030 Kenya will be 65 million by 2050 Kenya will be 85 million by 2050 Africa
Kenya will be 85 million by 2050 Africa
Kenya will be 85 million by 2050 Africa will be 830 million by 2050 there will
will be 830 million by 2050 there will
will be 830 million by 2050 there will be 850 million young people in Africa
be 850 million young people in Africa
be 850 million young people in Africa now whether this is a demographic
now whether this is a demographic
now whether this is a demographic dividend or a disaster depends on
dividend or a disaster depends on
dividend or a disaster depends on exactly those four ease that we need to
exactly those four ease that we need to
exactly those four ease that we need to invest in now because if we do it right
invest in now because if we do it right
invest in now because if we do it right not only does Africa become the future
not only does Africa become the future
not only does Africa become the future markets of the offer for the rest of the
markets of the offer for the rest of the
markets of the offer for the rest of the world but becomes the supplier of
world but becomes the supplier of
world but becomes the supplier of phenomenal human capital to the rest of
phenomenal human capital to the rest of
phenomenal human capital to the rest of the world but that incentive that
the world but that incentive that
the world but that incentive that initiative has to come through to us
initiative has to come through to us
initiative has to come through to us collectively as the UN family as schools
collectively as the UN family as schools
collectively as the UN family as schools as public policy experts as a political
as public policy experts as a political
as public policy experts as a political leadership and the private sector two
leadership and the private sector two
leadership and the private sector two things will underpin this change which
things will underpin this change which
things will underpin this change which needs to be the prime movers the right
needs to be the prime movers the right
needs to be the prime movers the right education and skill set is not just
education and skill set is not just
education and skill set is not just achieving a master’s degree and getting
achieving a master’s degree and getting
achieving a master’s degree and getting higher degrees it’s also being a good
higher degrees it’s also being a good
higher degrees it’s also being a good the plumber and a carpenter and all that
the plumber and a carpenter and all that
the plumber and a carpenter and all that it must be about the dignity of Labor so
it must be about the dignity of Labor so
it must be about the dignity of Labor so the right education and skills for the
the right education and skills for the
the right education and skills for the devolve in market and the second is
devolve in market and the second is
devolve in market and the second is access to good primary health care that
access to good primary health care that
access to good primary health care that defines the total fertility rate of a
defines the total fertility rate of a
defines the total fertility rate of a woman good health care the birth of a
woman good health care the birth of a
woman good health care the birth of a child in many counties in Kenya where
child in many counties in Kenya where
child in many counties in Kenya where the total voted rate is between seven
the total voted rate is between seven
the total voted rate is between seven and eight is like the rule of a dice
and eight is like the rule of a dice
and eight is like the rule of a dice only because people don’t know how many
only because people don’t know how many
only because people don’t know how many of these children will survive once
of these children will survive once
of these children will survive once there is a predictability once a woman
there is a predictability once a woman
there is a predictability once a woman is sure that her children will survive
is sure that her children will survive
is sure that her children will survive then what happens is she’s able to plan
then what happens is she’s able to plan
then what happens is she’s able to plan her family a woman must have the choice
her family a woman must have the choice
her family a woman must have the choice over her reproductive health and over
over her reproductive health and over
over her reproductive health and over and and the right over her own body
and and the right over her own body
and and the right over her own body it should not be defined by anybody else
it should not be defined by anybody else
it should not be defined by anybody else that is what will change the economy not
that is what will change the economy not
that is what will change the economy not just of Kenya but there can be up there
just of Kenya but there can be up there
just of Kenya but there can be up there but the economy of Africa because unless
but the economy of Africa because unless
but the economy of Africa because unless we see the micro economic change at the
we see the micro economic change at the
we see the micro economic change at the household level whether husband and wife
household level whether husband and wife
household level whether husband and wife both earn an income what happens then is
both earn an income what happens then is
both earn an income what happens then is children are better educated there is
children are better educated there is
children are better educated there is better nutrition there is better
better nutrition there is better
better nutrition there is better opportunities for that child and that’s
opportunities for that child and that’s
opportunities for that child and that’s what starts to change it so if you look
what starts to change it so if you look
what starts to change it so if you look at Western Europe post Second World War
at Western Europe post Second World War
at Western Europe post Second World War where they came out of the misery that
where they came out of the misery that
where they came out of the misery that inundated them there was a Marshall Plan
inundated them there was a Marshall Plan
inundated them there was a Marshall Plan that came into play women joined the
that came into play women joined the
that came into play women joined the workforce and as a result of it they
workforce and as a result of it they
workforce and as a result of it they started to prosper look at the Asian
started to prosper look at the Asian
started to prosper look at the Asian Tigers the model of South Korea
Tigers the model of South Korea
Tigers the model of South Korea Singapore Japan Thailand Malaysia
Singapore Japan Thailand Malaysia
Singapore Japan Thailand Malaysia countries that really pushed their
countries that really pushed their
countries that really pushed their economies forward pulled people out of
economies forward pulled people out of
economies forward pulled people out of poverty that’s the opportunity that
poverty that’s the opportunity that
poverty that’s the opportunity that awaits us here in Africa but those
awaits us here in Africa but those
awaits us here in Africa but those change agents are going to be the young
change agents are going to be the young
change agents are going to be the young you from this school the young in Africa
you from this school the young in Africa
you from this school the young in Africa will define that wave forward so we have
will define that wave forward so we have
will define that wave forward so we have no choice now to put on to roll up our
no choice now to put on to roll up our
no choice now to put on to roll up our sleeves to move this whole agenda
sleeves to move this whole agenda
sleeves to move this whole agenda forward because we have to make sure
forward because we have to make sure
forward because we have to make sure that Kenya like the rest of Africa grows
that Kenya like the rest of Africa grows
that Kenya like the rest of Africa grows rich before it grows old thank you
rich before it grows old thank you
rich before it grows old thank you you
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