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Tongoyo hails youth employment push as government links graduates to jobs at home and abroad

Sacco ReviewDecember 20, 202504 mins

Narok West Member of Parliament Gabriel Tongoyo has praised government initiatives aimed at expanding employment opportunities for young people, saying the programmes are beginning to yield results. He noted that while unemployment remains a major national challenge, an increasing number of youths are benefiting from targeted interventions. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at Maasai Mara…

Remittances remind us how our government has failed in creating employment

Sacco ReviewDecember 14, 2025December 14, 2025011 mins

Ignoring the plight of Kenyans who toil in cruel conditions overseas while simultaneously celebrating the billions they send back home is one of the starkest contradictions of our time. It is an act of national hypocrisy that borders on modern-day slavery, sustained by silence, convenience and the desperate economic realities that push thousands to seek…

Uwezo Fund hailed as game-changer in curbing unemployment

Sacco ReviewAugust 29, 2024August 29, 202403 mins

The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Cooperatives and MSMEs Wycliffe Oparanya has backed the Uwezo Fund terming it a game changer in ensuring the reduction in unemployment rates and promoting inclusive economic development. The CS was speaking after meeting the Fund’s board members yesterday where he was briefed on current efforts being considered to enhance effectiveness…

How to unlock the potential of the digital economy for Kenyan youth

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 2024August 27, 202409 mins

In recent years, the digital economy has emerged as a transformative force with the potential to drive significant economic growth and job creation. For a country like Kenya where youth unemployment is a pressing issue, the digital economy offers a promising avenue to create opportunities for the millions of young people who are currently unemployed….

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Using the co-operative model to address youth unemployment

Sacco ReviewAugust 15, 201806 mins

By Joseph Kamiri Kenya has undergone various changes since independence among them a growing population estimated at more than 45 million citizens today from a population of about eight million in the early 1960s. Based on the latest UN estimates, the country’s youth population is made up of around 10 million people, which is more…

Youth unemployment in Kenya stands at 40 per cent-MP

Sacco ReviewApril 26, 2018April 26, 201804 mins

By Our Reporter Forty per cent of the population of the Kenyan youth is currently unemployed. This was revealed by chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Development Kanini Kega . He said the problem has remained unresolved for many years and is ever growing. Kega was speaking during the official opening of 3rd…