UNEMPLOYMENTAccording to the Lapsset Corridor Development Authority, the new Lamu port is a key solution tin eliminating the high unemployment rates in the county. He expressed disappointment that very few local youths are willing to work at the port at the moment. UNFORTUNATELamu West MP Stanley Muthama said it is unfortunate that majority of those employed as labourers at the Lapsset project are from outside the county. The Nation sought to establish the reasons why the youth in Lamu are shying away from the Lapsset jobs. Mr Abdalla Omar of Kashmir says many of the Lamu youths prefer working only for certain reasons after which they quit the job.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2018 14:48 UTC