AFP 2012-06-20 16:11:54
Young Kenyan blacksmiths, makes an iron-cases (made from rejected iron sheet) that he sells for 4 USD each, at the Kamukunji market in Nairobi on June 20, 2012. Youth unemployment is a growing problem, as it constitutes 70 percent of total unemployment in Kenya. Lack of export incentives, tight import controls, and foreign exchange controls made the domestic environment for investment even less attractive. However, the government faces several key challenges, including budgetary deficits, corruption decaying infrastructure, and slow economic growth. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA
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