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Only half of university graduates in Kenya are ready for job market, study says

University students in class.  [PHOTOS: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Only half of the more than 50,000 students who graduate annually are suitable for employment. And of these graduates, more than half are not suited to their career choice, the Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) notes in a survey.

The damning report on the state of higher education in Kenya is corroborated by Ernst and Young, which assesses employability of graduates and the fledgling teaching and research system within the institutions of higher learning.

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