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How to escape the graveyard that is Kenya’s job market  

Graduands

Graduands at Maasai Mara University toss their graduations caps in the air during a past graduation ceremony at the institution.

Photo credit: George Sayagie | Nation Media Group

By  Barongo Mwadziwe

What you need to know:

  • Thousands of graduates join the infamous ‘jobless corner’ every year.
  • Eighty per cent of unemployed Kenyans being youth under 35. 

I am studying hard at university but I’m well aware of the graveyard that is Kenya’s job market.

Every year, thousands of graduates join the infamous ‘jobless corner’, with 80 per cent of unemployed Kenyans being youth under 35. 

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