Study finds that 56pc of those polled are unemployed, with informal sector creating bulk of jobs

A man chisels metal sheets in the scorching sun of Kibuye Market Kisumu County. [BY COLLINS ODUOR]

One in every two Kenyans is unemployed, with new data on the country’s job market laying bare the daily struggles of millions of the country’s population.

Even more disturbing is the revelation that 86 per cent of the country’s jobless population falls between the ages of 18 and 34 years, underscoring the fact that the majority of jobseekers are the youth.