Why are many young Kenyans unemployed?
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- Youth unemployment is a challenge in Kenya. The latest figures show Kenya’s unemployment is just over 7%. But 9 out of 10 of those without jobs, are under the age of 35. DW 77 percent’s Edith Kimani talks to young Kenyans in order to find out how it feels to be unemployed to today's Kenya.
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Why are many young Kenyans unemployed?
@@usejasiri Thank you for sharing this. Any practical tips on what do to pimp CVs?
This is very nice concept Edith and Dw Africa team.
The main problem is that, the youths completely depend on the government for employment. And most of the jobs available are base on connections I.e you must know someone to help you with the job.
Fuck dw...kenyans we fight we have a shitty economy yes we do...but we have paved the way for some of the best innovative solutions out here...i am tired of hearing africans we don't have the capability to turn around our misfortunes...We are unemployed because of the situatuation that we have put ourself into ....
I wish ms kimani could ask PS more tough questions !
THIS IS A NICE VIDEO; EVERYONE NEEDS MORE THAN THERE BASIC SALARY TO BE FINANCIALLY SECURED. THE BEST THING TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY IS TO INVEST. MONEY LEFT IN SAVINGS ALWAYS END UP USED WITH NO RETURNS.
I think the pandemic has taught people the importance of multiple stream of income, unfortunately having a job doesn't mean financial freedom or security
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Why is the cabinet secretary for YOUTH, a "senior citizen"? Doesn't make sense to me. We need the youth in such leadership positions.
@Eric Murithi. You have a point there. How do you change that?
Encourage university and grade school political science students to be active on social media commenting and discussing pressing relevant matters. So that they can understand public platform and public scrutiny from their peers. Then when elections come, their names can be on the youths lips for advocacy support and representation and they can be comfortable voting for a peer whose mindset and stance is fleshed out articulated and understood.
Perhaps because the youth have an entitlement mentality that they should get a CS position at age 20 without the relevant experience, education and hard work?
Amazing content again thank you for sharing
Well presented sister
Still found a way to plug in such a serious topic....That's part of what is wrong in Kenya.
Whether you go to school or not, you should not depend on the government for employment. Try business with the little you have, be honest and determined, if you believe in yourself, there is no limit to what you can achieve.
but businesss is not for everyone and it is not easy as you make it sound with the current economy
@Eric Asewe, what would be your suggestion?
@@DWThe77Percent Interview me, I'll give you a comprehensive analysis on this. I've done research on this particular field over the past couple of months.
@@JudeMarchisio Hi,enlighten me a little bit on this.Our parents keep on telling us that its not the government's responsibility to provide jobs but what they always forget is that,the same gov keeps on messing up the nation.Through mad,endemic and sick corruption and is therefore the main cause of all these problems esp on the youth.
Well put...
Tunaweza watoa kwa hizo cheo zao lakini tumekubali kuhangaika! The unemployment figures i'm sure its high, that percentage (7%) its just to make Kenya look good in progress but wapi tunahangaika hapa nikama hii nchi si yetu!
Unemployment is both a societal problem and a Governance issue. Society has a downgrading perception of young people while the older generation who are supposed to be mentors have lost direction. These times are hard.
Those stats are Hella wrong
Patrick my friend. Good taxi guy.
This one is fantastic I would like to get out in that field to make a reservation remake somewhere
Not all four of our presidents were sworn in uhuru park.
There was that one time but it was late at night and Uhuru Park wasn't safe. 😂
@@benweya 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes, one was sworn in at State House in the night - very quick and brief 🤣🤣🤣🤣
THE KENYAN SYSTEM WORKS ONLY UPTO UNIVERSITY, AFTER THAT REGARDLESS OF WHICHEVER GRADES YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN TO SURVIVE. WE ARE A DEPRESSED YOUTH. 🇰🇪😭
Am in my last yr and am scared...I wish my family had a business or sth.
But why do you not create a job for yourself? University just teaches you to think. Farming for example has endless opportunities but University Educated youth see it as a "dirty job' so who do you blame for their depression?
@@diasporareturnee Creating a job means Capital investment where does that come from if you don't have an income. Let's not forget that taking a loan is impossible because the youth don't are not qualifed since they don't meet the requirements of taking up a Loan. It seems you don't know Kenya very well my Diasporian friend.
@@milchshake4162 ha ha ha ha ha ha very funny! Do you think everybody who makes it in life has to have a big loan or a big chunk of capital to start a business and create jobs over a long time? If you are an entrepreneur, you can even start with zero shillings! An example, for you who says "there are no jobs". Go to the slums, where the poorest of the poor live. Even there, you can create a job for yourself..eg, cleaning toilets or collecting rubbish (plastic) transporting and selling for recycling! But of course for those with a "serikali saidia" mentality, they will refuse such jobs and then cry all day that there are no jobs because there is no capital! My friend I started with nothing kabisa, made it abroad though my own efforts, came back and am busy creating many jobs. Kenya has so many opportunities for all those with the right mentality and mindset. Poverty is in the mind. Give a poverty mentality person a billion shillings and he will be back to having nothing after a few years.
@@diasporareturnee exactly. Poverty of mind and poverty of resources are two totally different things.
its not 7% its way way higher than that
It starts all the way from how we educate our children and of course the high poverty index.
To be honest, the leadership class in Kenya is both visionless and self seeking. The unemployment situation in Kenya can't be exhaustively explained in one video, there are multiple factors.
A fish, an elephant, and a monkey are all lined up in a line. An examiner says, climb that tree and you will be awarded a certificate of merit. How do you expect a fish to climb a tree? That's the mindset conditioned to most young people in Kenyans. The only way out is to unlearn all the narratives. Take educations unto your own hands. Creativity is the new currency.
Find water n swim for a fish
You are spitting fact. Love it.
Exactly
great
Education in Kenya is overrated what matters most is money
Unemployment is high because the education system does not match the need of the country.
Kenyans we are more corrupt than the government. There is no government in the world which can create employment to it's citizen. The government is there to put up necessary infrustructure roads hospital markets and to create enabled environment for business to thrive. Private sector is the one playing big role in all over the world. Kenya education system is one of the problem at times you might think how a person spend time in the university graduate and come out to seat down and complain about the government. 69% of Kenyans are Unemployment so the 69% depend on the 31% employed that is over dependence. Government tax system should be reviewed for instance in the USA company like Amazon pay zero tax because it employ alot of people. Kenya tax system is unbearable look at what keroche and thika wines went through recently, there must be terms in negotiations. Safaricom eabl should be given half tax relieve on basis it employ more people to cover up the tax remited to the government. Otherwise Kenyan youths we need skills based competence rather than overrated degrees let's start from somewhere.choma mahindi,pika chapo,oshea watu nguo, do it that will help the economy.lastly we need to vote as youths based on ideas and competence tribalism and sycophancy is the root cause of our problem in Kenya
Jonah John - Great points you have raised there.Please spread the word.
Jonah John and we have a government that hardly does everything that you mentioned.Simply a government that doesn't do its work but keeps on oppressing its own people more and more through corruption and heavy taxation of everything yet you will never know where that money goes to.Our own government has always failed us time and time again.
Morris ndung'u bro January 1961 JFKennedy told Americans this Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country. Lets try our level best to take individual effort and responsibility seriously, at the end of the day what you are doing as an individual has a direct impact on economy. I must admit our tax system is not favourable but we can't just seat down and complain we need to take full responsibility of our lives.The major problem with us KENYANs the youths to be specific is ignorance we don't pay attention to details.The country is so polarized that we can't separate logic from politics. We need to vote enlightened and competent leaders the populist way of Kenya will definitely produce quacks. How can Nairobians of all the people who believed to be most literate vote for Sonko over Miguna Miguna/Pk and kidero.we spend 5 hours in traffic jam and we want 24hr economy.we need to get our priority right from individual level up to leadership
@@jonahjohn3937 You have a point especially hapo pa watu wa Nairobi I've always wondered the same like How ???Na Kiambu pia they elected a well known clown and you wonder who votes in this country during elections?But you can't deny that Kenyans always play their part and always get disappointed and frustrated by the so -called 'governments' we've had.Bad governance is to blame for all the shit not only in Kenya but throughout the continent as a whole.And thats a fact.There is only so little you can do as an individual my friend when you have some mad people in the name of 'leaders ' frustrating you left,right and centre.
Facts..however i disagree the govt cant create employment..Look at South Korea the president helped private developers set up companies eg Samsung.
Edith Kimani fwoyne yo! Yes, nasikitika unemployment pia buh i ain't blind!!
How can the fellow say Youtub Comedian made money without "Putting in a lot of effort/"
It's so damn hard to make money through youtube
@@wamuciiwamucii7136 Na kwanza editing etc...
Cynthia Wandia is an interesting Lady.
Take technical education so that you should be self employed or find jobs abroad
This has really pissed me off! Such a dope question but your report was EXTREMELY LAZY! You should have talked to the youth in slums who don't even know what a burger costs. And how about speak to a professional or activist on the subject? What did you expect to do with this piece of crap? I feel like I've just watched an ad from the government! Did the government pay for this normalization of suffering? No offense to the contributors, it's amazing that you shared your experiences, except the CS of course, whose salary could probably start a vocational training program for the youth in Kayole who are dying from their involvement in gangs.
The youth cabinet minister is very old to understand the plight that the youth go through
Why the show is called 77%?
Thank you for your question @sbo nzama. The show is called the 77 percent because of the audience we are producing for. We are poducing for the 77 percenters, this is all people under 35 and live on the African continent and they are the majority. 77 percent of all people living in Africa are under 35. Is that the answer you were looking for?
@@DWThe77Percent Oh ok thanks. I just discovered the show and its great. Im also part of the 77%. I loved the show about black tax as it hit closer to home. Im from SA. Keep up the good work.
Free your minds it's all about mindset .if you believe you are a boss and an entrepreneur you will be that Ultimately.start with what you have that the best advice I was given.
Corruption by people in power like Arap Machozi.
Its her job to find solutions to unemployment not give reasons why unemployment is rampant in the country
No it's her job as a news broad caster to give news of what is happening.Not to cure or eliminate the problem.We have to cure and eliminate the problems in the black community , not her or them.
Actually jobs are there, but do the youths have the relevant skills for the market, it also depends on the government policy on education programme which is supposed to be SKILL BASED SYSTEM. I believe nurses,medical technicians,welders fabricators,motor mechanics,and all sorts of skills etc are still needed because we are a developing country. The other issue is about Agriculture and value addition on agri based industries which are supposed to be a massive employer but the govt has not done enough to enhance that sector, many industries collapsed, we are depending on imports now.
why is the minister for youth be an old person and not a youth
Mungu, yeye ni mrembo sana.
Am a fellow African youth from a neighboring country who is deeply concerned cause what happens there is a mile stone away from me it can reach me within minutes... But what has worried me most is the core cause of unemployment is unknown to youths though a few who know in and out of the problems lack patriotism and end up worsening the unemployment climate ,take a look at the settlement setting s of the Kenyans born and raised there ..they are in between the rural areas and the cities which means they can't own the large fertile soils being taken by the the foreign investors and some major tribes or tribes in power and they can't own businesses in the cities where the wealthy colonial nationals are owning the private sectors...this leaves the black child suffering both the educated and un educated.. To make matters worse some are praying for this situation to prevail as long as they are gaining some hand outs in form of donations and tourism for instance in kibera and other places...look am poor and hopeful cause at least in some Ugandan regions u earn as u wish if u are a hard worker and unemployment is rampant like in other parts of the world but its not inherited.. Am doing the best in life after realising no body will spoon feed without an agenda so don't hold to any thing that keeps behind ..brother friend tribe religion beliefs sentiments customs family cultures and so forth..one day u will understand me after under fighting for my name muweesi sserunkuma...don't blame accept your challenges and find solutions.. The land of the blacks is at the bottom only the blacks want it on top...the elites know all this but don't believe in their selves cause they are institutionalized..... Am sorry to say this is my last comment cause I don't want to be a target... Love my people
Ask your self madam,why our politician don't want to come down and live a normal life? What they have done down here its good for them. So they need to fie in this seats and Kenyan we are educated but we don't think out of the box. We are told what we want to hear and we take it very easily.
Unemployment is a scary situation, I think one of the solutions can be based on our education system whereby job creation by the graduates should be encouraged and given that conducive environment rather job seeking in a shrinking economy.
It seems that there are 10 kenyan words for each english word
What makes you say this!?
😂😂you mean swahili
In Asia countries many people have a belief that change is a constant part of life and to resist that change is to cause human suffering.
All this thing are true soo what's the Solution.......
Are there even enough jobs in Kenya to go around? Is there some kind of supply and demand imbalance?
COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ............................................ IDLE LAND AND IDLE YOUTH . COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE STOCK OF ALL THE IDLE LAND AND GIVE IT TO THE YOUTH , LIKE 5 YEARS LEASE TO BE PAID BY A FRACTION OF THE PRODUCE . ALL THIS UNEMPLOYMENT IS CRAZY.
Kenyans have a bad 'can't do' attitude. Kenyans should hold their elected representatives to account.
Jobs are not skill-based at all. The problem with Kenya is that a job is treated as a special favor. Say, you might land a job paying 40000ksh per month but then you are asked to pay 100000ksh to get it.
The one who breaks away from the cycle of poverty in a consistent manner is the winner
Accelerated capitalism, I donno if there's a term like that, everything is predatory such that you cannot make a decent income. Everybody is doing the same think if its business(kadogo economy), farming(cartels),education(half baked) etc
The problem is laziness and lack of productivity and drive.i mean there are plenty of opportunities in kenya to earn money you just have to know what your doing and be patient.
Unemployment in Kenya is closer to 17-20pc
You are wrong. It's about 70%.
It's all due to unplanned families. The population explosion has to be brought under control. Or we are doomed.
0:46 unemployment 8% where’d you get your data from? It means on average out of every 10 people 1 is unemployed....more like out of every 10 people 4 are unemployed
They not including street hawkers and subsistence farmers that's why the figures look good.
i can't say prostitution is actually a criminal, but it is a voice of opinion.
Thanks for this
The lady at the end kinda said what I've observed
The problem is that we define employment and jobs as "working in an office wearing high heels or suit and tie" then there's high unemployment and few opportunities.
If we define it as participating in income generating activities or problem solving activities that allow one to put food on the table, you'll see that there's low unemployment and a lot of opportunities.
Change the definition
No polition can reduce amployment in Africa sosayat why because on poor tecnogy Wich creative more job.mostly africa think political and gavment job is vary lpotantant than our African gavment put much plan to send Yang sayantist training on fraind contry to bring them back for lncres Saif employee in Africa population
The response from minister is scripted she is telling you what you want to hear. Pointless and clueless just like a rocking chair keeps us busy BT goes nowhere...
the govt is asleep
Is a job just a western construct
jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki were all sworn in Uhuru Park, the Fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta took the Oath at Kasarani Stadium.Get your Facts correct
Uhuru was sworn-in in Kasarani
Why are many young Kenyans unemployed?
1. Nepotism and ethnicism: certain ministries, parastatals, companies in Kenya generally only speak one mother-tongue.
2. Delusional civil servants who engage in budgeted corruption. For example, key infrastructural projects that could help expand the use of resources end up crippling the various sectors because the money invested in them ends up being 200% more than is required. The lost money goes to "key officials" ensuring that other key sectors do not receive their budgets and as such are not able to employ the necessary people.
3. Entitlement: a lot of our principal politicians, from Head of state to Sub county level, corporate wheeler dealers believe it is their right to have their ass kissed and so in order to gain employment you have to grovel at and kiss the ring.
4. Taxation: the government has used this as a punitive tool: for example: to kill innovation, target and realign certain industries with the "major principals" goals. Basically, if you innovate and become successful, your tax amounts go up (sportpesa (400 employees were sent home), social media vloggers, chat apps sites, applications), if you do not pay homeage to the principals, you are taxed (keroche, humphrey kariuki and at one point the govt majority leader chief whip).
5. The education system is rigged in such a way that 75% of the population cannot "become smarter than the top 5%. So the skill levels are left wanting and cannot be applied to more meaningful jobs so menial jobs are all that left those are highly dependent again on the person one knows, they are low paying thus perpetuating a cycle of "educational unemployment"
You know the country is a long way from the time of colonization so the gaps of jobs left are all filled ..so create your own job usitegemee serikali...by the way mimi ni professional water seller ...na pia napandanga ngano....
This makes youth lazy around job ziko
Wapi?
Zimejaa sana. Tunataka tu attention juu sisi ni lazy na hatuna haja na pesa. 🙄
show me the 850,000 jobs
Shida ni wachinku
The government's basic job is to build and oversee the infrasture, set taxation and get out of the way. I wouldn't expect anything more but dysfunction from a government whose leadership is obsessed with how much public money they can stuff in their own pockets. All the ills affecting Kenyans are a result of the King's courts naked avarice which, as a result, tend to be imitated down the chain, and cycle.
People need to plan their families.
The unemployed will continue to rise resulting in more theifs and crooks. Don't blame the goverment due to uncontrolled population.
Such a poor interview for a very sensitive topic
She is making money for herself too