Kenya's Youth Unemployment Challenge

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
28 February 2013
Tags:
Kenya, Labour, Governance

Official figures put the number of jobless Kenyans at 16 million. Most of them are the youth, and its the lack of employment which is driving many to crime. Unemployment remains one of Kenya's key challenges. The Presidential candidates know it. Prime Minister Raila Odinga is promising to create one million jobs every year if elected.

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