The ticking time bomb of Kenya’s jobless youth and skills mismatch in labour market

They have been referred to as the generation restless, entitled, with poor work ethics. These are the 15-29-year-olds, a majority of whom have no work and few prospects. Are they a ticking time bomb under Kenya’s economy or do they present an opportunity?

Nearly one in every five Kenyan youths of working age has no job, according to the latest World Bank report. But going by youth inactivity, which includes all those who are neither in work nor in school, things look worse.