First daughter Charlene has detailed how she grew her passion for farming.
Speaking on Thursday, Charlene said when she was a child, she could spend most of her holiday in their rural home.
She added that her passion was born out of her agricultural background.
"Every Easter and Christmas holiday, my parents insisted that we go to our rural home and at that time I did not appreciate it. I did not want to go but now, I appreciate the seed that was planted at that time," she said on Citizen TV.
Charlene added that she took advantage of the vast farm they had at home to get into beekeeping.
"I have grown up knowing about the farm life. On our farm we started doing beekeeping but more for pollination services. I started looking at it from an agribusiness perspective and I realized the potential that beekeeping has as a business," she said.
Charlene said that once she realised her passion for beekeeping, she rallied her neighbours to practice it.
She said her perspective on beekeeping is as a business and also as a community initiative.
The first daughter called on youths to pursue their passion and reach out for help whenever they are stuck.
"The best thing we can do for our young people is create opportunities for them. I’d like to call on our young people, let’s not sit and be lazy. You are passionate about something, don’t give up on that. Reach out to us, and give us your idea," she said.
"I give a listening ear to somebody who has already started something other than somebody who is like give me a job. Which job? Where am I going to get the job from?"
The first daughter is the founder and patron of the Smachs Foundation.
Charlene has recently been appointed the Kenya Blood Ambassador by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.
She was appreciated for her efforts to mobilise resources and support blood donation activities.
Charlene said her focus will be on rallying the young people to embrace the culture of donating blood and in turn replenish the country’s stocks.
This, she said, will be done through visiting universities, high schools and other institutions across the country to ensure the youth donate blood and save lives.
Charlene acknowledged that the young people comprise 70 per cent of the country’s population and hence have a huge potential to contribute the majority of the blood needs.
"All the blood ambassadors have different strengths; the strength I bring to the table is my capacity with the young people of Kenya and not just of Kenya but of Africa," she said.