Sunday, May 18, 2025 - A viral video of a boda boda rider and a Kenyatta University ‘student’ has struck a chord with many Kenyans, highlighting the country’s deepening youth unemployment crisis.
In the clip, the boda boda rider drops off a young
man who begins boasting that he is about to graduate with a degree in Civil
Engineering from Kenyatta University.
Speaking with a condescending tone, the student offers to
help the rider “get a better job” once he secures employment.
But just as he prepares to leave, the rider casually asks
the student to pass his regards to several lecturers at the university.
Curious, the student asks how he knows them - only to learn
that the boda boda rider also graduated from Kenyatta University with Actuarial
Science degree.
However, due to the scarcity of jobs, he turned to riding boda
bodas to make a living.
The revelation immediately humbles the student, who realizes
that he may face a similar fate.
While many viewers found the exchange humorous, it underscores
a sobering truth how even university graduates are not immune to the realities
of joblessness, forcing many into informal work just to survive in Kenya.
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