Dont think too hard what YOU want him to do. Just expose him to many opportunities that there are in Nairobi, like, get to know what he likes, take him round, like to garages where you take your vehicle, to the restaurant owner that you know, to the fundi who makes your wives clothes, give him some money and tell him to take a walk around the estate and neighboring estates and see what people are doing, then ask him what he would want to do with his life. Whatever he chooses, find someone successful in that field that you know and let him be a kinda mentor to the guy/gal. Support him with what HE wants to do. This is from experience, with heavy losses involved! Do not, and i say again, please do not rebuke him or treat him like a looser. You will kill the remaining self esteem that was left by the grade - "failure system".

I cannot but help think of the boy who got a tour of state house recently.

How good is he in academics?

Is he as good in it as he is in the performing arts?

At least him he is good at something...He can join Churchill and earn a few coins before Gafla bin fuu complains in their blog that churchil is underpaying them. Huyu hata kufikiria inakaa ni ngumu kwake

I have found myself in a similar situation twice now. One thing i learnt after both situations,is that sometimes we worry too much about things that haven't happened. I was worried that these youngsters will have a 'failed' life,having failed in KCSE but from experience,i've learnt that anyone can make it in life,if they face it as it comes

Case scenario one: Young man,got a D in first attempt,i was paying his fees,so when i asked him 'Sasa D utapeleka wapi?' he requested that i find it in my heart to let him repeat form 4 and after digging deeper,he told me he wants to pursue something to do with IT. I took him back to school,and he got a C in second attempt. That was 2yrs ago. This June,he has just completed his Diploma in IT and planning to pursue his degree.As it is,he already found a place to work partime(all via his own efforts btw).

Second scenario, was a young lady,i was also paying her school fees,she got a D-. I was pissed.. told her i've done my best,sasa after KCSE,ata yeye she can find a job and learn what life is out here. She did a few menial jobs,poor girl was getting depressed,i enrolled her in a driving school since she wasn't sure what she wanted with her life. She later did a 6month front office course & some computer packages. I realized she's very hardworking and seldom gives up(plus very chap chap),so i started digging around for better jobs. Luckily,she got a chance to go to the UAE,got a good job in a leading hotel(front office section),one year later,she's making serious investments back home and pursuing her studies online

Sometimes when kids get bad grades in school,we're very disappointed as guardians/parents,mainly because we expected them to do better and had invested heavily. But we must accept that not all kids are academically gifted,and sometimes shit happens and kids fail their exams. Does that mean they've failed in life? No,most of them have other talents and passions that if pursued,will take them to greater heights in life

Sit your young man down,ask him what he really is good at,or what he has always wanted to do in life. Listen to him without judging,and use the info he gives you to guide him,as a more mature person,and from an informed perspective. If he's not open with you,find someone who can dig the info from him,in a comfortable way. Even with a D,all is not lost

Best wishes!

Hello! The problem is you care so much about what he is interested in, guess what alot of us don't like going to work, infact alot of us have zero interest in doing what we do but we still show up every morning since that is what we have to do to meet our needs.

For heavenly sake this kid, had a D! Why care about what he is interested in? The kid is lazy because he is used to the easy life, send him back to the village, let him learn first otherwise he won't be responsible, let him take a 2-3yrs break before spending more money on him.