End of an era for manual jobs as economy rewards skilled workers

Emmanuel Wagumba inspect his workers. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

Workers who earned Sh29,999 and below over the last ten years have dramatically reduced as the economy reconfigures itself, locking out millions of semi and non-skilled labourers.

The changes in the economy are so radical that what for long has been perceived as entry-level jobs are fast fading away from the corporate scene.