The hard task of searching for a job amid scams

A graduate with Bachelors of Science in Agriculture from University of Nairobi ,Suzie Khaoya, 39, display her academic qualifications to passersby at the Trans Nzoia county government on 7th December, 2016. She has unsuccessfully searched for a job in the last 16 years . [PHOTO/WILBERFORCE NETYA]

When Jude Omollo saw the call for young graduates seeking employment on a local newspaper two years ago, he was elated. It came when he was almost slipping into depression; having looked for a job for three years.

East Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Safe Promotion (EASSASP) - a recruiting organisation -- was inviting applicants for what it termed as “the biggest career drive in the country”.