Unemployment crisis hurts African youth

Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya during CorpsAfrica's 2025 All-Country Conference in Nairobi, on June 20, 2025. [Mike Kihaki, Standard]

Kenya is among African states facing a serious youth unemployment crisis.

Kenya's youth unemployment rate has soared past 38 per cent, Nigeria's stands at 42 per cent, and South Africa at 46 per cent.