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Kenya faces a narrowing window of opportunity to harness its youthful population as a demographic dividend.[Courtesy]
Kenya must take urgent and coordinated action to address youth unemployment if it hopes to harness the potential of its rapidly growing young population, speakers at the launch of a new study on youth employment have said.
Speaking at the unveiling of the Political Economy Analysis of Youth Employment in Kenya, Dr Elizabeth Lule, board chairperson of the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), warned that the country faces a narrowing window of opportunity to harness its youthful population as a demographic dividend.
The study conducted by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), in partnership with CAP-YEI (Youth Empowerment Institute), comes at a time when between 800,000 and 1,000,000 young Kenyans enter the labour market every year seeking jobs, economic independence, and opportunities to contribute to national development.
