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Latest survey reveals unemployment crisis facing the country

University graduates who make up an already overcrowded population of youths unemployed in the country. [Photo by Peter Muthomi/Standard]

According to a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), seven million Kenyans are unemployed.

Out of these, 1.4 million have been desperately looking for work.

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