As Kenya's political landscape heats up and urban influences stretch deeper into rural areas, older residents in Kiambu are raising the alarm over a troubling trend where the youth are abandoning agriculture for a cocktail of drug abuse, political protests, and idleness.
Once buzzing with the laughter of youth and the rhythm of hoes hitting fertile soil, many farms in Kiambu now lie quiet, tilled only by the slow, tired hands of the elderly. "I'm 72 and still waking up at 5 a.m.
to dig.
My son, who is 28, spends his days either asleep, on his phone, or out with his friends.
