Gen Z protests force firms trim jobs for the first time this year

Youthful demonstrators match along Moi Avenue, Nairobi during the anti-government protests on July 23, 2024. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

Corporates in Kenya cut jobs in August, the first time this year, on the back of depressed sales in previous months because of economic uncertainties that followed deadly anti-government protests, hurting money supply.

This came in a month when output in labour-intensive manufacturing and agriculture sectors continued to fall even after youth-led protests faded, findings of Stanbic Kenya Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) suggest.

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