Want to grow? Get the youth on the high table

Young people’s economic vitality and ambition are powerful growth engines for every country. Youth unemployment in Kenya is a ticking time bomb. Today, unemployment stands at 40 per cent of the national population. 

The World Bank estimates that 800,000 Kenyans join the labour market each year, and only 50,000 succeed in getting professional jobs. Not surprisingly, the high level of unemployment has been blamed for escalating crime and insecurity.