Lack of skills fuelling unemployment in Kenya

Many people blame the ever-increasing youth unemployment problem on the ‘quality’ of education. However, it is my opinion that as a society, the manner in which we have historically defined gainful employment has had serious repercussions on the value, quality and status we place on the type of education that shapes our careers.

It would seem that somewhere along the way, a hierarchy was created within the education system that valued some career paths over others, pushing our youth to a very restricted and narrow definition of a ‘successful career’.