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How diaspora job opportunities can boost our economic growth

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with PS Roselyn Njogu, Kenya High commission to Botswana Mohamed Shidiye interacts with Kenyans during a Diaspora meeting at Avani Resort, Gaborone, Botswana. [DPCS]

Whoever has a spoon will not be burned. This Wolof proverb rings true for Kenya's joblessness predicament. Wolof is Senegal's national language.

Unemployment is burning Kenya. According to the Federation of Kenya Employers, Youth aged between 15 and 34, have the highest unemployment rate at 67 per cent. We must therefore do everything possible to put out this fire of chronic unemployment among our youth.

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