Uganada’s Youth Unemployment 83%, Young Lazy Official Says

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Kyateka Mondo, said the high unemployment rate should not only be blamed on government but also on the youth.

From the Uganda Daily Monitor:

Kyateka Mondo, Uganda's acting commissioner, youth and children department, Ministry of Labour and Social Development.

Kyateka Mondo

Kampala, Uganda – As Uganda continues to grapple with high rates of population growth, the level of unemployment among the youth has also shot high to a remarkable 83%, youth group, Uganda Youth Forum (YUF), revealed on Friday.

This pits Uganda to second place after Niger in the world to have the youngest and unemployed population.

The UYF chairman, James Magara, advised government to quickly devise means away from just availing funds but also instill in youth a savings and investment culture to solve the unemployment.

However, the acting commissioner in the youth and children department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Kyateka Mondo, said the high unemployment rate should not only be blamed on government but also on the youth.

“We should stop the blame game which accuses government of lending a deaf ear but our youth continue to ignore jobs while others are too lazy to work. They are always complaining when they get to work and employers have resorted to hiring foreign labour mainly from Kenya,” Mr Kyateka said.

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