Overeducated and unemployed: A nation of hustlers disenfranchised by the corporate world

In the four years since leaving school, Jackson Koech has gone from proud graduate to defeated youth. From celebrating his degree to nodding at those who say, "Serikali itupatie kazi".

Once, Koech would only apply for opportunities which fell within the scope of the business course he had studied. It did not take long for him to lower his standards, and then lower them again, before unfastening his tie and throwing it away.