61pc of Kenyan youth consider emigration for job opportunities

Despite the government introducing several programmes aimed at tackling youth unemployment, only 22 percent of young people approved of the government's efforts.

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Slightly more than six in 10 Kenyan young people are considering leaving the country in search of better job opportunities, a new survey report showed.

The survey, conducted by the Pan-African research group Afrobarometer in collaboration with the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi, found that 61 percent of Kenyan youth, who have contemplated emigration cite finding better job opportunities as their primary reason.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.