Unemployment Stories
Many of these tenants are unemployed, or employed in low-wage industrial work, precarious gig work, or domestic work.
In its latest November economic update, the World Bank notes that despite a rapidly growing working-age population, formal employment growth has stagn...
Globally, the analysis shows that the geographic distribution of extreme poverty has undergone a major transformation.
Labour PS Shadrack Mwadime told the Committee that Kenya’s economy is unable to absorb most of the country’s new graduates.
Skills training emerged as the most highly mentioned factor that young people believe will help them thrive, followed by job creation, AI readiness an...
If Parliament approves the Bill, multinational companies will be required to ensure that at least 80 per cent of their staff are Kenyan citizens, incl...
Unpaid domestic and care work covers two major categories, unpaid domestic work such as cooking, cleaning and laundry, and unpaid care work, which inc...
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...
The government’s crackdown follows viral protests and growing outrage from young Kenyans conned out of millions.
Highlighting persistent inequality despite decades of progress in science, technology, and innovation, President Ruto stressed that no country can suc...
Stagnant wages, rising expenses, and the appeal of financial independence are prompting employees to manage multiple income streams, blending formal e...
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...
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...
Under the proposal, CUE would be empowered to set quotas for specific programmes that produce the highest number of unemployed graduates, particularly...
President William Ruto confirmed the programme’s launch on Friday after a high-level meeting with Principal Secretaries at State House, Nairobi.
The future of work in Africa will not be defined by smooth transitions, but by complex entanglements. Recognising and supporting these entanglements m...
Today’s youngest professionals are navigating a job market marked by intense competition, rapid technological change, and increasingly uncertain caree...
Part-time work accounts for 15 per cent of adults, while 10 per cent identify as students and 6 per cent as homemakers or family caregivers.
In 2013, the share of women in high-skill employment was already higher than that of men, at 21.2 per cent, compared to men’s 17.5 per cent.
The report notes that 82 per cent of banks intend to shrink their cost base by at least 10 per cent by 2030, with around a third aiming for reductions...
CoB Margaret Nyakang’o said the unpaid bills are causing “liquidity challenges, potential business closures, job losses, and increased government expe...
Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that these two sectors are the most confident about expanding staff numbers in 2025 compared to last y...
This trend suggests that multinationals are relying more on Kenyan professionals while cautiously expanding their local workforce after the disruption...
The restriction, which began in 2021, has now been prolonged, shutting the door on new entrants into state employment.
The latest Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) CEO Survey shows expectations are high for growth across most business activity indicators in the third quart...
Founded in 2014 and registered as a community-based organisation a year later, the centre set out to challenge the normalisation of police killings in...
This demographic shift presents both significant opportunities and pressing challenges, particularly in the areas of education, skills development, an...
A range of countries have sought to outlaw child labour because it denies children their childhood as well as physical and mental development.
Dubbed the ‘Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System, the scheme is designed to embed youth employment, entrepreneurship, and market-relevant training wit...
Kippra, in its assessment using the Africa Transformation Index (ATI), gave Kenya a score of 7.7 out of 30, placing it 22nd in the continental ranking...
