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New jobs earn firms billions at expense of their staff

Youth at Subukia digital and innovation hub last month. Most jobless youths are using the hub to earn a living via online jobs. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The Government’s online job creation initiative dubbed Ajira Digital may not have registered much success, though it exemplifies what the gig economy would look like.

The Government’s fronted programme aimed at recruiting a million people to do online freelance jobs, offering their services mostly to foreign firms and individuals that opt to outsource certain skills.

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