JUST IN: UoN Chancellor Sounds Alarm on Youth Unemployment, Calls for Digital Economy Growth 

  The growing unemployment crisis among young people in Kenya is reaching alarming levels, University of Nairobi Chancellor Patrick Verkooijen has warned. Speaking at a State Banquet at State House Nairobi, held in honor of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Verkooijen highlighted the struggles graduates face in securing jobs. Kenya produces nearly one million graduates annually, yet only one in four land formal employment. “But what about the rest? Where do they go?” Verkooijen posed, referencing the 2024 youth-led demonstrations as a sign of mounting frustration. “Some took to the streets, as we witnessed last year. Others managed to reach Europe.
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