Fresh graduates top gainers in plan to recruit 70,000 interns

Graduands in a procession during Dedan Kimathi University’s fifth graduation ceremony on December 16, 2016. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Some 70,000 youth will benefit from the government-backed paid internships offered by private companies.

Under the programme, employers who hire at least 10 fresh graduates as interns get a tax rebate equivalent to 50 per cent of the trainees’ salaries.

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