They want to be in charge of their own destinies," Ivor Ichikowitz, chairman of the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, says of the survey findings. Some 78 per cent of respondents in the Ichikowitz survey said they planned to start a business within five years. Asked what they would do if given $100 (Sh13,000), half the youth said they would use the money to start a business. An earlier survey conducted by the Aga Khan University in Kenya found that 48 per cent of the youth wanted to get into business, far higher than those interested in getting into law, teaching, medicine or engineering. A similar study done by research firm Geopoll in six African countries revealed that 42 per cent of youthful respondents wanted to invest in small-scale businesses.

Source: The Star May 11, 2024 05:30 UTC