Hundreds of Kenyans Turn Up for Job Interview as Nairobi Hotel Advertises 5 Positions

Hundreds of Kenyans Turn Up for Job Interview as Nairobi Hotel Advertises 5 Positions

A recent incident where hundreds of Kenyan youths showed up for job interview at a top Nairobi hotel has exposed the alarmingly high level of unemployment in the country.

A photo taken at Nairobi's Eka Hotel on the interview day went viral on social media on Sunday.

Reports indicate that the four-star hotel located along Mombasa Road had advertised for only five positions but hundreds of people turned up to try their luck.

In the photo circulating online, hundreds of job seekers are seen at the facility's compound probably waiting for their turn to be interviewed.

"Joblessness in Kenya is a national disaster. I am informed that EKA Hotel, along Mombasa Road advertised for only 5 jobs and all these graduates showed up. This is painful guys. To think about the number of people who have graduated from various universities this week hurts more," Kenyan blogger Xtian Dela (@xtiandela) captioned the photo on Twitter.

The Economic Survey released in April this year showed that Kenya's economy created 840,000 new jobs in 2018, 83.6 percent (762,000) of them being in the informal sector.

The report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) revealed that employment in the public sector went up to 83,300 people in 2017 to 84,200 in 2018.

On the other hand, the private sector, which accounted for 69.5 percent of the total employment grew by three percent in 2018.

Comments

Jag (not verified)     Sun, 06/30/2019 @ 03:17pm

And some so called Vice President is roaming the country with stolen money asking people to make him president for another ten more years after this term! Kenyans, when will you ever wake up and vote people who can truly serve you rather than their stomachs? And these same people now lining up for the 5 advertised positions will still end up voting for the same leaders who have led the country into the ditch! Ati they are graduates! Graduates who never graduated from their tribal affiliations! I have no sympathy for you! You truly deserve to line up even miles for the 5 positions until one day you vote integrity and merit not big stomachs and fake leaders.

Bwana (not verified)     Sun, 06/30/2019 @ 04:27pm

Extreme sadness...that's education is now like a bet in Kenya.

Additionally, the state of corruption is beyond all the 3 arms of government is an insult to the wound.

The poorest wananchi are surviving only by the mercy of Allah.

Nowadays DO YOU THINK its better to start a small business for your kids than go to schoooooool?

francis mokaya (not verified)     Mon, 07/01/2019 @ 01:45am

Honestly speaking young Kenyans you better wake up from ignorance get United and vote for the right leaders vote out all post colonial leaders who have destroyed Kenya.

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Mon, 07/01/2019 @ 02:06am

Hehehehe very sad but pple or mostly kenyans need to follow documentary's n aljazera news or sbs news n see UK,europeans country's n south americans countries are complaining too of high level of unemployment so it's not kenya alone juu some seaports only think kenya is hell.This jubilee gavament need to concentrate with agriculture n if the same youths can b taught how to make a living then then can concentrate with something like farming n horticulture where u can make thousands or millions instead of lining up with their degrees/masters.

factverse (not verified)     Mon, 07/01/2019 @ 02:28am

Get your facts right. A receruiting agency was interview job applicants at the venue. Not whatever you've written.

Imara Daima (not verified)     Tue, 07/02/2019 @ 12:34am

Kweli kuna ukosefu mwingi wa kazi nchini kutokana na mambo machache ambayo yanaweza kurekebishwa mara moja:

1. Badala ya Ruto kuwapa mafisi matajiri kama yeye (viongozi wa makanisa bandia) si ni heri atumie pesa hizo kwa kutumia akili aliyopewa na MWUMBAJI MKUU ili pesa hizo azitumie kwa njia ambayo inaweza kuwasaidia vijana wasio na kazi!

2. Mtaala (curriculum) wa masomo ubadilishwe ili masomo ya kujenga taifa yafundishwe shuleni ili baada ya kumaliza masomo vijana wanaweza kujiajiri na kuanza maisha mapya.

3. Jamani! tufanye mbinguni hapa tulipo sasa (make heaven on earth) kwa kuzaa watoto ambao tunaweza kuwalinda vizuri, (ingekuwa bora kama kila familia ingezaa mtoto mmoja tu), kuwalisha, na kuwapa mahali pa kulala, na pia kuwasomesha.

4. Ni lazima tushirikiane pamoja kama taifa moja kujenga taifa letu bila ubaguzi wa aina yoyote.

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