Letter to my African Youths

LETTER TO MY AFRICAN YOUTHS!

By Dr. Samuel Nsubuga 

Keep your Degree and Diploma in a safe custody for future opportunity, and engage in entrepreneur skills, otherwise you will die poor.

Most of the educated people in Kenya are poor. Majority of the educated earn less than ksh30,000 (299.25USD)for a salary before tax and other deductions. When the deductions are put into consideration, the net salary comes to around ksh25,000 (249.30USD).The net salary then suffers from loan deductions of up to ksh10,000 (99.75USD)leaving the salary at around ksh15,000(149.63USD)The landlord then demands for his ksh4,000(39.90USD)and monthly shopping takes away ksh 8,000(79.80USD) leaving one with a ksh 3,000(29.93USD).That is in Exclusion of bus fare. The whole salary is gone and borrowed money starts operating. The borrowed money includes short loans and salary advances.

The difference between poverty and prosperity is property. A prosperous person has property to his name while a poverty stricken person has no property to show. Using this understanding, therefore, most of the degree holders are poverty stricken, borrowing money to buy chicken and chips, pizza, and a car.

The biggest excuse for getting paid such low amounts of money and having to sit and work for another person for 30 days is THE DEGREE that one possesses and that’s all. This has made most of the degree holders very poor to poverty stricken and will die that way most likely. A degree holder does not know how to generate money unless that money is generated for the employer. A degree holder is so dependent on the salary that he can do anything to get a job but will not think of starting a business of his own to employ others.

Interesting Facts!

1.  A degree holder is not prepared to sell chips but is very happy to work for hungry lion (companies). 

2.  A degree holder is not prepared to sell popcorn in the street but is very happy to work for Hotel outlets in the cities and towns.

3. A degree holder is not prepared to sell second hand clothes but is very happy to be employed by insurance company which the business of selling out the business and looking for customers in a scorching Sun.

4. A degree holder is not prepared to make ksh150,000(1496.25USD)monthly doing his own business but is very happy to work at the till in a bank getting paid ksh 25,000.(249.38USD)

5. A degree holder is not prepared to start a company and grow it in two to three years but will spend three years searching for a job.

6. A degree holder is not prepared to sell food to students but will be happy to be reporting to a boss with no qualifications as Office Assistant as long as he is paid ksh30,000(299.25USD)for a salary.

7. A degree holder is so eager to get out of this country and work in another country than spend time to develop his own country.

8. A degree holder staying in a foreign land (Kenyan) is very keen to condemn Kenyans but never contributing to the development of this country.

9. A Kenyan degree holder would rather sweep the streets of London or USA than start a business to make money in her father land – others work in people’s homes doing some work (cleaners).

10. A degree holder in Kenya will watch porn on his laptop but never sit to write a book using the same laptop to sell and make money.

11. A degree holder will blame the government for lack of jobs even after he was on government bursary for him to have his degree.

12. Kenya is blessed with young people who have master’s degree and others are doctors in different technical fields such as IT and Engineering but all of them have failed to create a cartoon character or develop a movie from the same instead very happy to buy Tom and Jerry for their children thereby promoting American and UK.

During my student life at Kenyatta University, there was a lady in our university from a very humble background who could not construct a proper English statement. She sold Coke, Fanta and Sprite at ksh80(0.8USD)each making a profit of ksh10(0.10USD)on each drink. She also sold chips at ksh50(0.50USD) making a profit of ksh17(0.17USD) on each portion. Not less than 80 students bought chips and a drank every single day. This means she makes a profit of ksh 27(0.27USD)for a drink and chips and a total profit of ksh2,160(21.6USD)per day…every single day. In ten days she makes a profit of ksh21,600(216USD) in thirty days ksh64,800 (648USD)

The degree holder working in a bank at the till gets a salary not more than ksh45,000 (450USD)every month.

Why are the degree holders poor?

Because they have decided to pride themselves in a degree and failed to think better than a man who does not have even a certificate to his name.

Degree holders spend their time liking articles on linkedIn and facebook but never have any care in the world to implement what they like. Poverty starts from the mind, a mind that just likes things but never to implement those things.

If you want to progress, keep that degree and start thinking better than someone without a degree. There's no white collar Job anywhere brother or sister.

Be prepared to get your hands dirty and work like an ox for your business. Your hard work will pay off.

Thank you

Justice Deyugs®

-Opinion polymath-