It’s raining graduates, where is the promised flood of jobs?

Graduands during University of Nairobi ( UoN) 52nd graduation ceremony at the university's main campus. Over seven thousand students were conferred with degrees and diplomas. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/Standard].

 

The perception that university education is a great social and economic equaliser is rapidly turning into a myth in Kenya, as it has failed to provide well-paid jobs to many degree-holders.