Unemployment On Trial

INTRODUCTION The Constitution of Kenya, 2010, by declaring in Article 55(c) that the State “shall take measures […] to ensure that the youth […] access employment,” gave rise to the legitimate expectation that the State will assuage young Kenyans’ fear of unemployment after completing their education, leading to the enactment of The National Employment Authority Act, No. 3 of 2016 to actualise the wording and spirit of the Article 55 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; and yet youth unemployment , estimated at 35%,  is 3½ times the national unemployment rate of 10%. Furthermore, 80% of unemployed Kenyans are below 35...

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