The greatest percentage of the Kenyan population is made up of the youth. Most of these youths are unemployed. Most of them, despite having the required skills to venture into the job market, the job market is already saturated. This leaves the idle as they lead an abject poverty lives in urban centers as well as in the rural areas.
Unemployed youths are easily motivated to join criminal gangs and indulge themselves in unproductive activities. Crime is on the rise as a result of unemployment. Some youths have also been radicalized and turned into terrorists as a result of unemployment.
The youth of Kenya, therefore, is in dire need of something that will occupy his or her mind. He or she is in need of something that will earn him or her an income. The Kenyan youth needs money. He or she needs something to direct the energy on. How can this be possible when the job market is saturated?
One thing to note is that the majority of the Kenya’s young generation have talent. They have talents that have never been exploited. These talents are left at inception and die from within without even being realized. We have young men and women who were born athletes but they have never run. We have young men and women who were born footballers but they have never played. Why? There is no one who realized their talent. There is no one who has ever come forth to support them, to give them direction and nurture their talents.
Investing in sports have numerous benefits for the young generation in Kenya. First, talents will be developed and realized. One leaves a better life when he or she utilizes their talents. The realization of one’s talent will not only develop the talent but the nation. Two, employment opportunities will be created. Sports is one of the areas that creates enormous employment opportunities. Footballers will use their skill to earn a living, athletes will use their talent to earn a living, and swimmers will use their prowess to earn money and many others. Also, criminal activities will greatly reduce because young men and women will have something to occupy their minds and something to make them earn a living.
The coming of Wadi Degla Club into Kenya is like a blessing. Wadi Degla Club is going to be the key that will unlock all the talents in terms of sports in this country. It is going to lay the foundation upon which talents will be born, cultured, nurtured and utilized.