Abstract:
The article focuses on religious moral development of young adults, some of whom upon joining universities due to peer pressure, new found freedom, lack of adequate supervision, urban life and secularization lapse in their moral behavior. The article argues that unlike in the traditional African society where moral empowerment was continued into adulthood, the newly introduced religions in Kenya have not developed appropriate programmes for moral development of young adults. The structures for moral development in universities are voluntary, formal and not as thorough as those in family and lower levels of education hence many young adults do not benefit from them. The article is based on research conducted at the University of Nairobi where one hundred, first, second, third and fourth year students were interviewed. The study recommends that structures in universities mandated with moral development should be strengthened to become pro-active to deal with moral challenges young adults undergo. Religious denominations should also combine efforts and come up with ecumenical moral programmes geared towards empowering young adults morally‘
