“I thought I was assured of a decent job after university but there are no jobs for me out here. The 24-year-old electronics engineer has also done odd farming jobs to pay for basic needs. She is a representative of thousands of academically qualified youths engaged in the informal sector. As Labour Cabinet Secretary, Ukur Yatani last year advised unemployed graduates to turn their job search focus away from the formal sector. The informal sector, popularly known as the jua kali sector, include small-scale semi-organised enterprises.

Source: The Star July 20, 2020 19:52 UTC