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National Employment Authority bans 400 recruitment agencies for fake overseas jobs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

Kenya’s National Employment Authority has banned at least 400 recruitment agencies for sending Kenyans to non-existent jobs abroad, amid a wider crack...

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...

Kenya created 782,300 jobs in 2024, 90 per cent in informal sector — KNBS report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 06, 2025

The Teachers Service Commission, which is the largest employer in the public sector, registered the highest growth of 5.2 per cent in 2024.

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