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You wish to unyoke the youth? Let them save

One morning recently, I drove through the gate of one of the biggest corporations in the country. A young man opened the gate for me. I agonised over why a 22-year-old would be a security guard.

The youth unemployment report had just been released by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics  (KNBS). From it, 9 out of 10 unemployed Kenyans are aged 35 and below, and those making up most of the unemployed are in the 20-24 age bracket.

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