Over the years, the unemployment rate in the country has led Kenyans to use extreme measures to get heard by the Kenyan elite, who might be in a position to offer them jobs.
From halting President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade, using placards, to asking for jobs on social media, Kenyans have used a number of measures to try their luck at a chance to clinch jobs.
Unfortunately, some may not be at their best when seeking the opportunities, hence, the jobs pass them by.
Below are a number of instances where Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) turned down job applications on social media;
1.) Ezekiel Mutua
A 33-year-old man commented on KFCB chair Ezekiel Mutua's post and indicated that he was on the verge of losing hope because he had no job.
The man stated that he had tried knocking the doors of some senior politicians for help but to no avail.
The comment attracted Mutua's attention, who wanted to help him with Ksh 50,000 to start a business but was stopped him in his tracks, when he went through his social media posts and noted that the young man was an avid government critique.
"I hadn't paid much attention to this guy's name. But on scrutinizing his Facebook account, I realised the fellow uses a very strange name - "Ndungu Arap Mashamba. His posts are about celebrities, some of whom I do not particularly consider role models, and for the most part, his posts are critical of Government, nothing wrong with that. But my interest in the guy ended there," Mutua stated.
2.) Chris Kirubi
Celebrated entrepreneur Chris Kirubi told off a millenial in 2019 who asked him for a job opportunity on Twitter.
The entrepreneur could not hide his disappointment when turning down the millenial due to his choice of language.
While requesting for a job, the young man stated; "Nimegraduate but sina job. Plz gimme 5min of ua tym. am lukin 4wrd to ua response. thx. (I have graduated but I don't have a job yet. Please give me five minutes of your time. I am looking forward to your response. Thanks).
Kirubi urged the young generation to use, appropriate communication skills and etiquette, to be taken seriously.
3.) Esther Passaris
In August 2020, a driver in search for a job accused Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris of ignoring him every time he requested her for a chance as her driver.
The young man went as far as calling the MP, who also has a number of businesses ignorant, for failing to heed to his call.
The man by the moniker Kimtem stated; "Mheshimiwa, you are very 'ignorant' I have been asking you for a driver job but you ignore."
It is his way for requesting for the job that rattled the legislator who explained that she already had a long-serving driver who was far from retirement age.
4.) Bob Collymore
In 2014, a man by the name by the name Stephen Karanja requested the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore for an opportunity at the service provider.
"I'd lyk a job at safaricom. Am a graduate n i'll b happy 2 commence at a position of ua own discretion (sic)," Karanja stated.
Karanja was advised to send his curriculum vitae. However, Collymore stated that he needed to know how to spell words correctly to clinch the opportunities.
A 2019 Kenya census report released on February 21, 2020, showed that 5,341,182 of the 13,777,600 youthful Kenyans were jobless.
The report backed by data from the World Bank, indicated Kenya had the highest number of jobless youth in East Africa.
