If I were the Minister for Youth Affairs, I would do the following: 1. Commission research (stealthly)to find out existing youth groups around the entire country. 2.Group them into categories eg organized and not so organized. 3.Brand them by their activities eg.militia groups,sports groups, enterpreneurs,idlers, criminals, etc. 4.Invite their leaders or representatives to a face to face meeting. 5. Allow each group to express their views uninterupted IN CAMERA. 6. Ask them to suggest workable solutions to their problems. ------------------------------------------------------------ NB. We hear of many disgruntled youth groups: kayabobo ,Mt Elgon Saboat land army, kalenjin warriors,taliban,angola -musumbisi, mungiki,chinkololo,jeshi la mzee, jeshi la Embakasi etc,etc,etc. All these groups comprise Kenyan youths with genuine grieviances.They can also have constructive ideas on how best to reform them. Why not afford them a forum instead of eliminating them enmass as you would do with pests?? Has it occured to anyone that these so called (idle)youths could build roads, dig boreholes,build bridges, farm large shambas, or even clean up Town sewers,rivers, drainages, streets,etc under a special programme paying them a dollar a job/day (or even 20 to 50 bobs a job)instead of them staying idle and engaging in crime? Ps.There used to be a Bob a job in my scout days!

8.Minister Mutula Kilonzo, start by cleaning Nairobi River

which Mungiki was to meet Govt? The press said they had two wings?