Youths in the country who fall under the Gen-Z category have been called upon to become the catalyst for the change they desire by using technology and innovation to come up with solutions for the challenges they face like unemployment.

Mr Lesego Kotane, a strategy and culture expert described Gen-Z not as disruptive troublemakers, but as catalysts for transformation.

Speaking on Thursday during a thought leadership forum dubbed "Solving for Chaos", Kotane said that the recent youth led protests in Kenya are not uprising or unrest but about a generation asserting their identity. "This is not a group without a voice.

It's a generation that wants to be heard.