Growing economy versus loss of jobs: What Kenyans must demand from aspirants

Hundreds of jobseekers who converged on Bandari Colleg in Mombasa after the Kenya Ports Authority advertised for recruitment following a workers’ strike in 2015. PHOTO | FILE

The election year in Kenya is contextualised in two conflicting realities: on one hand the country is among those growing the fastest in Africa and the world with successful record in attracting investment.

Yet many companies have shut down their operations in Kenya or left the country, leaving in their wake high levels of poverty and unemployment and cost of living.

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