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· Technology companies, the public service and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) offered the most new jobs in Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent report, which surveyed the job market trends in the country based on the advertisements for job requirements
· The survey revealed that the government was the largest employer and accounted for 15 per cent of employment notices issued in the seven months to August
· This was followed by companies in the information, communications and technology (ICT) sector, which accounted for 14.1 per cent of new job opportunities
Technology companies, the public service and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) offered the most new jobs in Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent report, which surveyed the job market trends in the country based on the advertisements for job requirements.
The survey revealed that the government was the largest employer and accounted for 15 per cent of employment notices issued in the seven months to August. This was followed by companies in the information, communications and technology (ICT) sector, which accounted for 14.1 per cent of new job opportunities. The higher employment in the IT sector was mainly due to working and learning from home. Also, the survey noted that demand for IT services spiked during the pandemic with more Kenyans working and learning from home.
Of the IT enterprises, Enterprise software and cloud-based collaboration platforms did a brisk business. At the same time, several NGO’s functioning were affected due to reduced donor flow, although they accounted for 10.9 per cent of new employment notices. In the meantime, warehousing and logistics firms accounted for 7.1 per cent of the new opportunities.
Several sectors saw their share of new employment notices reduce significantly compared to the same period last year impacted by the pandemic, such as education, banking and healthcare. Non-performing assets in banks shot up due to liberal policies adopted for granting loans to counter the impact of pandemic on industries. A sizable percentage of such loans have become non-Performing Loans (NPLs).
