University and college graduates in Ruaka, Limuru sub-county have been advised to embrace entrepreneurship and stop relying on the hard to get white collar jobs.
Samuel Mburu, a businessman and an education expert in Ruaka town notes that many graduates are wasting precious time hunting for employment when they could use the time to start business ventures.
Speaking to this writer on Friday in Ruaka, Mr Mburu said that unemployment will remain a serious challenge in the country if graduates continue relying on white collar jobs.
“It is unfortunate that out training system does not teach graduates on the need for entrepreneurship but it is pegged on white collar employment,” he said.
Mburu observed that graduates have skills and knowledge that they can use to start their own business ventures instead of waiting to be employment.
The businessman says that the government can help address unemployment by encouraging entrepreneurship.
“The government has resources which it can use to encourage graduates to take up entrepreneurship,” he said.
The businessman also wants a review of the curriculum to be done saying that the current system is pegged on theory at the expense of practical training.
Mr Mburu, however, lauded the government initiatives like the Uwezo Fund and the 30 per cent tenders reserved for marginalised groups saying it will help the targeted groups embrace entrepreneurship.
He advised youths in the area to apply for the development funds and start business of their choices noting that it will be the first step toward fighting unemployment.