The country is facing a financial crisis, which has led to more taxes.
Moreover, there is massive unemployment of fresh graduates.
However, this can be tamed by reviving agricultural, food and manufacturing industries.
There are many institutions and industries which, if revamped, can offer jobs to the youth and also increase the country’s gross domestic product.
For instance, the sugar sector in Western and Nyanza regions has been facing losses. Due to lack of sufficient funds to sustain their operations, sugar factories have retrenched many employees.
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Kisumu has high unemployment as key industries in the city have shut operations.
Kisumu Cotton Mills was the chief employer in the region. Kenya Breweries Limited stopped its beer bottling operations in Kisumu plant hence rendering many jobless.
Webuye Pan Paper factory has been rendered defunct.
Agriculture dominates Kenyan economy. It contributes 65 per cent of the country’s GDP.
It’s against this backdrop that the Government should capitalise on agriculture to unlock the country’s potential to improve the economy.
