800,000 jobs created in Kenya! Where are they?

Graduands at a recent graduation ceremony. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government promised to generate a million new jobs every year as part of election promises.

The Jubilee administration, which campaigned largely on the basis of being a youthful team, also promised to deliver an economic growth of between seven and 10 per cent in the first two years in power.