Equipping youth to excel, not just survive, in global labour markets

 Digital-savvy young people working at the Simba AI engine factory in Nakuru City on May 2, 2025.

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Over the past three years, the Kenyan government has been actively signing bilateral labour agreements with other nations to secure opportunities for the youth, with more than 450,000 Kenyans placed in jobs abroad.

While these agreements aim to ease high local unemployment, offer better-paying jobs and bolster the economy through remittances, reports from several Kenyans working abroad, particularly in the Gulf region, reveal a different outcome.

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