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September 20, 2025
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Ruto Advisor Warns About Dwindling Payroll Jobs

Ruto Advisor Warns About Dwindling Payroll Jobs

According to Ndii, technology has already greatly reduced the number of people working in banking...

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Kenya's Chairperson of the Presidential Council of Economic Advisors, David Ndii, has warned that digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will significantly reduce white-collar payroll jobs, impacting up to 50% of the formal workforce.

  • Ndii stated that payroll jobs constitute only 15% of Kenya's workforce, with 85% in the informal sector.
  • He predicts that by 2040, most formal employment will transition to gig-based contracts, and by 2050, 90% of employment will be gig jobs.
  • The warning comes amidst concerns that AI job platforms are exploiting Kenyan workers with "ghost jobs," offering poor or no pay, as highlighted by a report from Africa Uncensored.
  • Some AI companies are allegedly using mass recruitment tactics to inflate workforce numbers for scalability, without providing meaningful work or compensation.

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