Youth unemployment reaches 35% in Kenya’s Wajir
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business Daily
Kenya’s Wajir County has a youth unemployment rate of 35%, the highest in the country. This is nearly four times higher than the 9% recorded in Nandi and Nyeri, while Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera and Samburu also exceed 30%, according to the 2026 County Development Index.
Wajir County in north-eastern Kenya has the country’s highest youth unemployment rate, at 35%, according to the 2026 edition of the County Development Index published by Nation Media Group and reported by Business Daily.
The rate is 34% in Turkana, 32% in Marsabit, 31% in Mandera and 30% in Samburu. It is 9% in Nandi and Nyeri counties, nearly four times lower than in Wajir, according to Business Daily.
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