Reserach reveals university degree holders can take five years to get a job

Lucy Nga’ng’a is a Kenyatta University civil engineering graduate. She graduated in 2015, but now runs an M-Pesa shop in Nairobi’s Umoja estate.

“There’s no such thing as looking for a job out here anymore just because you have a degree. You won’t find any. I sent out over 60 applications within the first year of my graduation. None came back positive. So, I started trying to fend for myself through other ways, and that’s how I’m now here.”