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October 4, 2026
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World Bank tips Kenya on jobs to reverse flagging economic fortunes

World Bank tips Kenya on jobs to reverse flagging economic fortunes

Roughly one million Kenyans enter the labour market each year, but only about 100,000 are absorbed into formal jobs...

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The World Bank Group has identified key policy adjustments in three sectors that could significantly boost Kenya's economy and job creation.

  • The bank suggests that fixing policy bottlenecks could create over 80,000 direct jobs and attract up to Sh193.5 billion in private investment.
  • The World Bank Group released its findings in a report titled the Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) in Nairobi.
  • The report highlights avocado and mango production/processing, coastal tourism, and medical consumables manufacturing as sectors with the highest potential for growth.

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