President William Ruto has announced that the government will sponsor 90,000 youths to pursue various courses. Speaking during the NYOTA capital disbursement, Ruto said the initiative targets young people who have not yet pursued any course or acquired vocational skills. “We have 820,000 young people we plan to empower. Among them, 110,000 are like you,
There is an increasing mismatch between higher education outputs and labour market opportunities, leading to increased unemployment and underemployment among graduates in Kenya’s labour market. Based on surveys by the employers themselves and labor market analysts, a factor in the above challenge is a case of a mismatch in skills, where the graduates are trained
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst President William Ruto’s campaign gimmicks are not a development strategy; they are a political survival tactic. They trade long-term economic planning for short-term applause, and symbolism for substance. Dressing up populism as empowerment does not build an economy, expand the tax base, or create sustainable jobs.