Thousands Throng Nairobi Security Firm to Fill Up 150 Vacancies

Thousands of Kenyans on Friday thronged the office of a prominent security firm in the country for job interviews. 

The firm had publicized 150 job openings in positions including Courier clerks, controllers, Customer service, Security Officers, and credit controllers among others. A video shared by Citizen Digital showed the hopefuls, many of them dressed in suits and ties, standing in long queues outside the building. A report by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) indicates that the country is currently experiencing an increased rate of unemployment. 

According to the report, the number of employed Kenyans has been increasing at an average rate of about 5.07 per cent since 2013, with the highest growth rate of 6.2 per cent being recorded in 2014. President William Ruto had promised that through the Affordable Housing Program, his administration will create 1.8 million jobs.

“Masonry, plumbing, and carpentry are some of the jobs that will be created,” he said.

Meanwhile, Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore said on Wednesday that the Labour Ministry intends to benefit from the gig economy to expand employment prospects for young people. She noted that for the past decade, the gig economy has seen a surge, making accessible, competitive and steady job openings with the potential to decrease unemployment. At the introduction of the National Online Employment Skills Development Programme, Bore lauded the program as the pathway to upgrade the employability and efficiency of the youth in the gig economy, saying that the program has already attracted more than 2,000 young people, including those with disabilities.