High levels of corruption in government, unemployment and poverty are among top concerns in Kenya.
is highly ranked at 91 per cent.
According to a new Pew Research Center survey of the three African nations released Monday, many believe the political and economic system does not favour them.
Political corruption, seen by many as a key stumbling block to a country’s development, is a major public concern.
A majority (58 per cent) think their government is run for the benefit of a few groups of people.
More than half of Kenyans believe that jobs going to people with connections and discrimination based on ethnicity are the main contributors for the high levels of unemployment.
“Nearly four-in-ten (37 per cent) blame schools for not teaching the skills needed to get a job. Three-in-ten or fewer say health problems (30 per cent) or personal laziness (25 per cent) on the part of job seekers are barriers to finding work,” the survey highlighted.
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Fifty-six percent of Kenyans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country.
However, young people, between 18 to 34 years, are much more positive about Kenyans financial outlook than the older generation.
Roughly half of the younger generation (51 per cent) says the economy is doing well, compared with just 28% of people ages 50 and older.
“Young people are 14 points more likely than their elders to say the economy will improve a lot over the next 12 months”. the survey shows.
A broad majority of Kenyans (78 per cent) would recommend that young people who want a good life stay in Kenya. The belief that young people will do better in Kenya than elsewhere is up by 11 per cent since 2014.
The survey was conducted in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria among 3,330 respondents from March 29 to July 9, 2016.
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