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Dejected University of Nairobi graduate now a boda boda rider

University of Nairobi Bachelor of Economics and Statics degree holder Chigiri Emanuel Kai riding a boda boda at their village in Mtepeni within Kilifi County March 25, 2019. [GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

For Chigiri Emmanuel Kai, a Bachelor of Economics and Statistics from The University of Nairobi (UoN), life outside of school has proved to be a hard nut to crack.

Coming from a polygamous family with 28 other siblings, the young man from Kilifi County has had to resort to becoming a boda boda rider due to lack of jobs.

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