Address the jobs search apathy among Kenyans

Job seekers in Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG

That two-thirds of jobless Kenyans have given up looking for work or starting businesses should set alarm bells ringing.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data covering the quarter that ended December show that 2.01 million out of the total of 2.97 million jobless Kenyans — who qualify for the labour force — were not actively looking for employment.

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