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Kenya's Ticking Time Bomb l People and Power | 21 Nov 2013

Kenya's Ticking Time Bomb l People and Power | 21 Nov 2013 Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 25 Views • 5 years ago

Film by Sorious Samura and Clive Patterson

How political corruption is turning the country's spiralling youth unemployment into a threat to society.

You can witness the same scene at dawn every morning in Kenya's capital, Nairobi: thousands of young people in search of work are streaming out from the city's slums towards its industrial areas.

Most of them are neatly if simply dressed, many of them are full of optimism, but the vast majority are destined to be disappointed. Those that can afford it will try and cram onto a bus in an attempt to beat the crowds, the rest will weave their way on foot through the heavy morning commuter traffic. But when they arrive, the situation for all of them will invariably be the same as it was on the previous day and the day before that and on all the other preceding days.

They will spend an hour or so packed in their hundreds along the pavements and parking lots outside a factory, warehouse or office block, certificates of education and references from previous employers ready to hand, waiting patiently for something to happen.

The usual rumours pass from person to person, this company is said to need people with computer skills, that one needs fork lift truck drivers or perhaps some just some day laborers. But then a supervisor will step from the building and shout out that he can offer a day's work for four people with experience of working a lathe or two with secretarial skills.

Many step forward, a lucky few are selected at random and make their way inside, then the doors of the building close and the rest drift off to take up station at the next place or to make their long way back home - hopes dashed yet again.

A national disaster in the making?

George, a Kenyan in his early twenties, has graduated from university in December 2012 with a diploma in electrical engineering but so far he has been unable to find work.

"The chance I'm going to be chosen today is limited," he says. "I'm just gambling. You can stand here for as long as half a day, because you never know the time that you can be picked."

It is a story that is all too common. Joblessness among all people of working age is a serious problem in Kenya, but among young people, it is a catastrophe. The country has one of the largest youth populations in Africa, but roughly 70 percent of its working age youth - almost 10 million people - are unemployed, although a surprising number are very well educated and possess the kinds of skills a healthy economy really should be able to put to use.

In a country where almost 80 percent of the population is under the age of 35 some have labelled it a national disaster in the making, that may have serious social consequences and lead to civil unrest.

For a country that is still recovering from the scars of the widespread community violence that followed the 2007 election and which is still reeling from the aftermath of the al-Shabab Westgate mall terrorist attack in September 2013, it is a hint worth taking seriously.

Dr Alex Ezeh of the African Population and Health Research Centre in Nairobi put the significance of this youth population 'bulge' in context.

"It is a demographic event," he says. "It's something that many countries go through at different stages as they move from very high fertility and mortality to very low mortality, it creates this reservoir of people." But this, as he explained, can have positive and negative consequences.

"Generally, what makes it a good thing is our ability to harness the economic potential of such a large proportion of young people going into the labour market … There is a side of it, the more negative part of it, which is, if there are no jobs and no opportunities to engage, then you have a lot of young people understanding what is going on but they're disenfranchised politically, economically, and in many other ways, and this creates a lot of political instability."

The stark reality for the young people from the huge slums at Kibera and Mathare and elsewhere around Kenya's capital is that life without a job is extremely difficult. With no regular income many of them have to turn to crime to make a living. And even if they do not, they are often suspected of involvement in crime, which in turn leads to deadly entanglements with Kenya's notoriously trigger-happy police.

A generation pushed to the edge

When asked who should be doing what about Kenya's youth unemployment, the answer is clear. Successive governments in Kenya have done little to alleviate the plight of the jobless and should be doing more.

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Mesh Marina feat. Shennell - Rebel Dubplate | Inity Riddim | Irie Ites Sound

Mesh Marina feat. Shennell - Rebel Dubplate | Inity Riddim | Irie Ites Sound T. Y. Adodo 24 Views • 4 months ago

Mesh Marina feat. Shennell presents “Rebel” on the Inity Riddim — a new official Irie Ites Records release and the latest chapter in the Inity Riddim series.

Written recently by Shennell, “Rebel” was not originally created for the riddim. But when Irie Ites presented the Inity Riddim to Mesh Marina’s manager and producer Mario C, they immediately felt that the song and the riddim were a perfect match. The result is a fresh Jamaican reggae version connecting a new generation of artists with one of the strongest riddim stories in the Irie Ites catalogue.

Mesh Marina is a new Jamaican reggae band created by producer Mario C, known for his work in dancehall and for producing hits for artists such as Anthony B, Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man and D Major. After years away from the frontline of the music business, Mario C returned with a clear mission: to help bring reggae back to the center of Jamaican music culture.

Fronted by Shennell, a young singer from Waterhouse, Kingston, Mesh Marina blends authentic Jamaican roots with modern reggae, pop, hip-hop and Afrobeat influences. Their sound is organic, fresh and built for a new generation while staying deeply connected to reggae’s foundation.

Their first single “Joke Dem A Joke”, produced by Mario C for 3rd Dimension Music, revisited the classic Full Up Riddim and quickly became a strong success in Jamaica, gaining millions of organic views / streams in just a few weeks.

With “Rebel”, Mesh Marina and Shennell bring a new voice, a new message and a new energy to the Inity Riddim.

Artist: Mesh Marina feat. Shennell
Title: Rebel
Riddim: Inity by Lone Ark
Label: Irie Ites Records / 3rd Dimension Music
Producer/founder Mesh Marina : Mario C
Exlclusive dubplate for Irie Ites Sound.

The Inity Riddim is one of the key riddim stories in the Irie Ites catalogue, a deep roots reggae and sound system journey connecting Jamaican legends, foundation voices, modern roots artists and exclusive Irie Ites dubplates.

The series includes now:
- Queen Omega, Chezidek & U Brown “Three The Hard Way”,
- Capleton “Raggy Road”,
- King Kong “Some People Say”,
- Alborosie “Herbalist”,
- Warrior King “Can’t Get Me Down”,
- Big Red’s the French Reggae veteran with his Raggasonic medley “Aiguisé Comme Une Lame / Faut Pas Me Prendre Pour Un Âne”,
- Norris Man “Dem A Bawl”,
- Mesh Marina feat. Shennell “Rebel”.

Run the full Inity Riddim series and discover how each artist brings a different voice, message and vibration to the same Irie Ites riddim.

🎚️ Run the full Inity Riddim Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLf_igegaelW

🔥 Watch “Three The Hard Way” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/5JWhB2I28NQ

🔥 Watch Alborosie “Herbalist” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/gBPCKgYq0W4

🔥 Watch Capleton “Raggy Road” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/3moTgKHhQYA

🔥 Watch King Kong “Some People Say” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/ya507rgrK-E

🔥 Watch Norris Man “Dem a bawl” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/s5TBmZw88c4

🔥 Watch Big Red “Aiguisé comme une lame /Faut pas me prendre pour un âne” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/SxqyDe9WnT8

🔥 Watch Warrior King “Can’t get me down” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/odZ0gaEBxM0

🔥 Watch Mesh Marina feat. Shennell “Rebel” on the Inity Riddim:
https://youtu.be/JenRevvHbxQ

🎤 Mesh Marina feat Shennell "Joke dem a joke" video:
https://youtu.be/bIlib3qTPR8

🎶 More music from Irie Ites:
Irie Ites Records on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Im6Tr0
Irie Ites Playlists on Spotify: https://taplink.cc/irieitesplaylistsonspotify

📺 Subscribe to IRIE ITES REGGAE TV for more reggae, roots, dancehall, official releases, riddim series, studio sessions, Jamaica recordings and sound system culture.

Which Inity Riddim version hits hardest for you — Three The Hard Way, Capleton “Raggy Road”, Alborosie “Herbalist”, Norris Man “Dem A Bawl”, Warrior King “Can’t Get Me Down”, King Kong “Some People Say”, Big Red’s Raggasonic medley or Mesh Marina “Rebel”?

#meshmarina #shennell #rebel #inityriddim #irieites #reggae #jamaicanreggae #rootsreggae

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