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Why mastering Generative AI is the fastest way to boost your career and salary
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 02, 2025

World Bank data shows Generative AI skills now attract wage premiums of up to 36 per cent worldwide, as vacancies surge across ICT and white-collar ro...

Mutua sounds alarm as drug abuse blocks coast youth from lucrative jobs abroad
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua warns that rising drug abuse is causing many Coast youth to fail mandatory medical tests and lose out on well-paying overseas j...

Coastal counties face surge in online job scams, officials warn
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 27, 2025

Gicheha said Mombasa has recorded the highest number of victims nationwide, noting that many jobseekers are persuaded to hand over money or personal d...

Kenya requires Sh72.8 billion annually to fill 100,000 teacher shortage - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2025

The revelation comes even as President William Ruto’s administration has pledged to hire 24,000 teachers by January 2026 to address the ongoing shorta...

Kenyan driver’s brutal attack by passenger in Dubai sparks online fury
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 25, 2025

The incident has reignited discussions about the safety of workers overseas and the responsibility of authorities to protect their citizens.

World Bank sounds alarm as Kenya’s labour market weakens, wages fall and informal jobs surge
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 25, 2025

In its latest November economic update, the World Bank notes that despite a rapidly growing working-age population, formal employment growth has stagn...

Unions slam TSC over limited promotion slots as 131,000 teachers apply for 21,000 positions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 23, 2025

The TSC confirmed receiving 131,734 applications for the 21,313 promotion vacancies, reflecting an oversubscription of 618 per cent.

Ruto announces recruitment of 24,000 more teachers by January to ease national shortage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 20, 2025

Ruto noted that this move, combined with the 76,000 teachers already hired, will bring the total to 100,000 within three years.

Shrinking opportunities, growing skills gap: What youths say they need to thrive
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 21, 2025

Skills training emerged as the most highly mentioned factor that young people believe will help them thrive, followed by job creation, AI readiness an...

Senators summon Mudavadi over harassment, detention and deaths of Kenyans abroad
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2025

Mudavadi will appear before the National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Isiolo Senator Fatuma Dullo, to explain the gov...

Over 3,400 Kenyans in distress reported in Middle East since 2023 - Mudavadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

Mudavadi dismissed allegations that senior public officials or their relatives hold interests in recruitment firms sending Kenyans to the Gulf.

Government blames failed drug tests for delays in Kazi Majuu placements
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said that out of 500 recruits, 300 have already travelled, while 121 are still awaiting departure, and 84 hold v...

Saudi Arabia to pay Kenyan workers minimum Sh34,455 from February 2026 amid labour reforms
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 16, 2025

The new rule applies to all foreign workers in the kingdom and is part of ongoing labour reforms following changes to the Kafala system, which governs...

COTU urges Kenyan workers abroad to register with embassies for protection, support
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

The move is aimed at ensuring that citizens are properly documented and recognised, allowing the government to provide timely assistance in the event...

Kenya deregisters 680 rogue job agencies in crackdown on fake overseas recruiters
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The government’s crackdown follows viral protests and growing outrage from young Kenyans conned out of millions.

Ruto appoints seven-member panel to recruit new Public Service Commission chairperson
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2025

The move comes as the current chairperson, Anthony Muchiri, prepares to complete a six-year term next year.

Tourism authority warns public over fake job scams linked to nonexistent lodges in Maasai Mara
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 30, 2025

The alert follows complaints to the authority regarding fake job advertisements by these entities, where unsuspecting applicants are asked to send mon...

Government launches nationwide crackdown on rogue HR officers over payroll manipulation, illegal tax exemptions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 13, 2025

The Ministry of Public Service has launched a nationwide operation to investigate and prosecute those responsible, warning that anyone found guilty wi...

Future jobs lie in skills, not suits: PS Fikirini challenges youth mindset in Garissa
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 12, 2025

Fikirini outlined several government initiatives designed to empower youth, including NYOTA, Jitume, and Climate Works, urging young people to apply a...

Kenyans warned against using tourist visas to seek jobs abroad
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

The State is concerned by the increasing number of Kenyans travelling overseas on tourist visas in search of work, a practice that often leads to frus...

Private sector activities rise for the first time in five months in September
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 04, 2025

The latest Stanbic Bank's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which gauges the level of private sector activities, rose to 51.9 during the month, from 4...

Nyota programme: Sh5 billion Youth Fund now operational to boost enterprise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 03, 2025

President William Ruto confirmed the programme’s launch on Friday after a high-level meeting with Principal Secretaries at State House, Nairobi.

How forged academic papers are helping fraudsters secure top government jobs — EACC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The EACC notes that various methods are being used to falsify academic records, ranging from fake secondary school certificates to altered university...

Africa lags in green jobs boom, holds just 2 per cent of the global sum
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 30, 2025

The Agency further highlights the challenge of skills mismatch, reckoning that the qualifications and experience of workers in declining sectors often...

Graduated, now what? Survey of young Africans shows degrees don’t always land them a job
The Conversation  |  Sep 28, 2025

The future of work in Africa will not be defined by smooth transitions, but by complex entanglements. Recognising and supporting these entanglements m...

Telecom jobs fall even as subscribers and revenues rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 23, 2025

The employment decline occurs despite a surge in mobile subscriptions and usage. Mobile SIM connections rose to 76.7 million by June 2025, from 68.9 m...

MPs accuse TSC of mishandling teachers' hardship allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

The legislators demanded an urgent review of the system, warning that the current arrangement undermines transparency and denies teachers their rightf...

TSC unveils new policy for teacher transfers, aims to increase fairness and transparency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

The new policy will now be based on factors such as available vacancies, equitable staffing, and verified medical grounds.

Junior schools crippled by shortage of 72,000 teachers, as poor pay drives graduates away, TSC warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

TSC has revealed that Junior Secondary Schools are operating at only 50 per cent of their required staffing levels, leaving millions of learners under...

Kenyan workers dying abroad are being buried without their families' consent, rights lobby warns
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 01, 2025

According to the International Centre for Policy and Strategy, many workers in the Gulf face exploitation by rogue recruitment agents as well as inact...

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