Unemployment Stories

Study finds Kenya’s unpaid household labour worth Sh2.5 trillion annually
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 08, 2025

Unpaid domestic and care work covers two major categories, unpaid domestic work such as cooking, cleaning and laundry, and unpaid care work, which inc...

Only 4 per cent of public institutions meet disability hiring quota - survey
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 08, 2025

The Persons with Disabilities Act (2025) mandates that employers with 20 or more employees ensure that at least five per cent of their workforce compr...

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.

President Ruto urges global unity to fight poverty, inequality at Doha summit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 04, 2025

Highlighting persistent inequality despite decades of progress in science, technology, and innovation, President Ruto stressed that no country can suc...

Court orders state to pay ex-Kenya Air Force officers Sh7.9 billion over 1982 coup torture
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Nov 04, 2025

The court found the government guilty of defying orders to compensate 284 ex-soldiers unlawfully dismissed, detained, and tortured after the failed 19...

AU appoints Djibouti envoy Mohamed Idriss to lead mediation in Madagascar coup crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 04, 2025

The appointment signals the AU’s bid to restore stability in Madagascar amid global interest from Paris, Beijing, and Moscow.

Done! Dennis Ombachi turns balcony into Kenya’s culinary embassy
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 01, 2025

With more than 2.3 million TikTok followers and 1.4 million on Instagram, he's become Kenya's unlikely ambassador of gastrodiplomacy - using food as a...

Side hustles gain ground as stagnant salaries push youth to rethink work
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 29, 2025

Stagnant wages, rising expenses, and the appeal of financial independence are prompting employees to manage multiple income streams, blending formal e...

Horn of Africa sees decline in extremism victims, but militants adapt with new tactics
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 29, 2025

New IGAD report shows violent extremism deaths down 19 per cent across the Horn of Africa, but warns militant groups are regrouping with drones, crypt...

Kenya launches training to prepare new ambassadors for 21st-century diplomacy
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 27, 2025

The two-week programme at the Foreign Service Academy aims to equip President Ruto’s newly appointed ambassadors with modern diplomatic, economic, and...

State mulls out-of-court settlement with sugar workers over redundancy row
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 25, 2025

The affected workers are from Chemilil, South Nyanza (Sony), Muhoroni, and Nzoia sugar companies. They moved to court, accusing the government of decl...

Union warns of court action if SHA fails to absorb former NHIF workers
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 24, 2025

KUCFAW General Secretary Andrew Kinyua said the recruitment drive appears to violate the provisions of the Social Health Insurance Act (SHIF) 2023, wh...

Sudan among countries facing widespread mine and explosive contamination – UN report
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 23, 2025

The severe humanitarian impact of explosive ordnance contamination has rendered some land unsuitable for cultivation and increased the risk of civilia...

Kenya appoints Severine Luyali as new Chief of Protocol
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 23, 2025

Among her chief responsibilities is ensuring that no moment of embarrassment befalls the President or the First Lady — whether it's a misplaced flag,...

IGAD Chief urges action over irregular migration, joblessness in Horn of Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 22, 2025

Gebeyehu revealed that more than 1.5 million citizens from IGAD countries migrate to the Middle East and Gulf states annually, through the dangerous R...

National Police Service Commission says court lacks jurisdiction on recruitment
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 21, 2025

Citing police reform history, the Police service commission told the Labour court that its independence is vital to keeping politics out of police rec...

IGAD proposes single digital visa to boost regional trade, travel
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 20, 2025

As it stands, visitors from outside the IGAD region must apply for separate visas to enter each member country, a time-consuming process that has slow...

Kenya taps Middle Eastern diplomats to train envoys on regional geopolitics
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 14, 2025

Speaking during the opening session on Monday, Ambassador Stella Munyi, who represented the Director General for Political and Diplomatic Affairs, sai...

China deploys 48th Naval Escort Fleet to Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 12, 2025

The deployment marks the continuation of China’s naval operations that began in December 2008 to protect international shipping routes from piracy and...

Jobs created in Africa mostly low-quality, informal - World Bank
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 11, 2025

In its latest edition of Africa’s Pulse report, the lender reckoned that wage jobs and productive employment are scant in the region, as medium-sized...

Chinese companies are changing the way they operate in Africa: Here’s how
The Conversation  |  Oct 11, 2025

In Kenya, China Road and Bridge Corporation, a subsidiary of Africa’s largest international contractor, China Communication Construction Company, open...

Ruto’s envoy shake-up: Diplomatic appointees stuck in limbo amid quiet reassignments
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 08, 2025

Some envoys have been quietly reassigned, while others remain in limbo, underscoring persistent administrative confusion within Nairobi’s foreign serv...

Vice Chief of Defence Forces John Omenda calls for continental unity to tackle rising IED threat
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 07, 2025

According to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, the use of IEDs by non-state actors in Africa has increased by 12 per cent annually.

KEMRI staff take fight for equal allowances to Court of Appeal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 07, 2025

The allowances in question total Sh201,000 per month and include emergency, health risk, extraneous, non-practising, and health services allowances.

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...

CUE mulling student admission quotas to fix graduate unemployment crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 04, 2025

Under the proposal, CUE would be empowered to set quotas for specific programmes that produce the highest number of unemployed graduates, particularly...

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.

Court orders KCAA to reinstate, compensate ex-employee Sh2.2 million
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 02, 2025

KCAA was ordered to pay her Sh2,221,104, equivalent to six months' salary, as general damages for breach of constitutional and contractual rights.

Mombasa County to train employees for life after retirement
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 02, 2025

According to Deputy Governor Francis Thoya, the initiative is intended to help staff transition smoothly into retirement and reduce the growing number...

MPs block plan to create new sextortion law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 02, 2025

Petitioners argued that survivors often face intimidation and lack adequate legal protection when seeking justice.

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