objectives

1. Impart knowledge and skills to guide young people’s development as professionals, community leaders and parents
2. Facilitate awareness, communication and cooperation across local and international divides to improve mutual understanding
3. Strive to rally the youth of our country to support and unite behind KYL and actively participate in the struggle to create a non-ethnic united, democratic and prosperous society;
4. Ensure that the youth make a full and rich contribution to the life of the nation;
5. Champion the general interests and rights of the Kenyan Youth in the socio- economic and political life of the country;
6. Promote unity and patriotism among the youth;
7. Strive and work to uplift educational, moral and cultural aspirations of the youth;
8. Promote gender equality in a all spheres of life, especially amongst the youth;
9. Promote among youth the spirit of international solidarity, peace and friendship with other nations;
10. To establish and sustain a society that cherishes African Values and to create conditions for economic independence, prosperity and equitable distribution of wealth of the nation.
11. To preserve and defend the National Sovereignty and Independence of Kenya. 
12. To Uphold and apply fully the rule of Law, Equality before the law and Equality of opportunities for all people in Kenya, regardless of race, tribe sex, religion or origin.
13. Continue to participate in the struggle for the complete eradication of imperialism, colonialism and all forms of ethnicity.
14. To oppose resolutely, tribalism, regionalism and forms of exploitation of man by man.