Key Action Areas for Youth Employment Policy in Kenya
A higher proportion of Kenya’s youth faces the challenge of unemployment and underemployment with women being clearly more disadvantaged than men. Further, around half of those employed are in vulnerable jobs and there is a considerable skills deficit in the country.
Following an in-depth empirical review of youth employment policies and programs (YEPs) in Kenya, a team of local researchers and stakeholders recommended specific actions to improve the efficiency and outcomes of these interventions:
- Enhance synergies across interventions and design comprehensive programs addressing multiple challenges,
- Develop a centralized coordination framework to improve implementation and awareness of YEPs.
Find out more about the research methods, findings and policy recommendations in the following PEP publications:
- Reports: Working Paper 2023-19 | Policy Paper 2023-02 | Policy Brief 271
- Project team: Eldah Onsomu | Boaz Munga | Melap Sitati | Brigit Flevian Akinyi | Tom Oduol | Sharon Rabecca Wanyama | Philomena Irungu | Rose Ngugi
More about the What Works for Youth Employment in Africa initiative, supported in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
- Kenya project link: Go to project
