How graduates got mango export deal

Every year, thousands of university graduates enter the job market full of hope of landing a promising white-collar job. The reality of tarmacking for years or doing dirty jobs rarely crosses their mind.

Faith Mumo, 25, who graduated with a Bachelors in Fisheries and Aquaculture graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology can relate to this harsh reality. When she cleared her studies in 2019, her eyes were set on the corporate world. But despite the many applications, she never landed an offer. That is why she opted to serve as a graduate trainee at Kamuthanga Fish Farm in Machakos County for some years.