The youth in Homa Bay County have been challenged to participate in online jobs to alleviate poverty levels in the area.

Arujo location Chief Bob Lango told the youth to use their smart phones for online jobs instead of using them for cybercrime.

The administrator noted that there was an upsurge of social media goons in the county who were hired by politicians to perpetrate hate speech and insults.

Lango said the wayward youth use various social media platforms to post hate speech leading to violence during public gatherings in the county.