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Jobs don't begin and end with Saudi Arabia

Getting a job as a young person is a complete nightmare. [iStockphoto]

For many young Kenyan graduates, moving to the Gulf to find jobs is a step towards a better life because they feel that their ambitions have become more distant due to Kenya's high unemployment rate.

What affects one's employment status in this era is one's youth, which is a transitional period from dependency to independence.

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