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Migrants tap informal sector as Kenyan youth decry unemployment

Youth unemployment remains a pressing concern, with 8.4 per cent of Kenyans aged 18–24 jobless.

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by MARTIN MWITA

Realtime26 May 2025 - 06:51
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Moses, a vendor, sells roasted maize, tea and kangumu (crunchy half cakes) along Waiyaki Way on May 23 /ENOS TECHE

WHEN Elvis Tuyizere left Burundi in 2023, he was not aware of what the world outside his country held for him.

His mind was however set, he was going to Kenya’s capital Nairobi which according to him, is regionally known as a city of opportunities.

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