The Statistical Abstract 2018 indicates that 2.6 million Kenyans have a wage employment- or are assured of some payment on a daily, weekly or monthly basis for their work. Although majority of people in wage employment are in the private sector- 1,866,389- a good chunk of them, 790,164, live off the public purse a situation that has seen the Government’s wage bill swell in recent times. Ideally, the private sector should employ most of the people as it is the ones that pays taxes for Government to function. Under the Big Four Agenda, President Uhuru Kenyatta has made job creation one of his legacy projects. Kenyatta expects to unleash jobs in the economy by bolstering the manufacturing sector.

Source: Standard Digital November 22, 2018 08:26 UTC