Angry Kibera NYS members demonstrate and burn toilet

       Today morning, 23rd June, there was tension and heavy police presence in the Kibera neighbourhood of Nairobi County, Kenya, as the youth from the National Youth Service (NYS) protested against Devolution Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru. On Monday evening, the youth set ablaze a public toilet that had been built by the NYS. 

                      A police headquarters statement noted that the youth numbered about 300 and started demonstrating yesterday evening 7pm at Kibera’s Olympic stage, where they lit bonfires and barricaded the road.

 

                                                                            Part of the public toilet that was burnt

             

         They wore NYS- branded t-shirts and marched to Parliament buildings and Office of the President chanting; “Hatutaki siasa, tunataka maendeleo” (We don’t want politics, we want development). This is a common cry for the Kenyan youth in general who occasionally feel shortchanged by the government when it comes to jobs and other opportunities.

 

 

                             I hope that a long term solution is found as the events unfold so that no more damage occurs especially in Kibera that hosts one of the world's largest informal settlements, and requires massive upgrades.

 

he National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. - See more at: http://nys.go.ke/public/index.php#sthash.QEaN7LlJ.dpuf

he National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. - See more at: http://nys.go.ke/public/index.php#sthash.QEaN7LlJ.dpuf

he National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. - See more at: http://nys.go.ke/public/index.php#sthash.QEaN7LlJ.dpuf

he National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. - See more at: http://nys.go.ke/public/index.php#sthash.QEaN7LlJ.dpuf

he National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964. - See more at: http://nys.go.ke/public/index.php#sthash.QEaN7LlJ.dpuf