In a country where unemployment has hit an all-time high - 7.4 per cent - promises by the government to address this through legislation has not yielded much.
Our universities are churning out thousands of graduates every year but a sizeable number of them remain jobless as the absorption rate into the job market is very low.
This has beckoned calls for diversification, agriculture being the leading employer for many Kenyan graduates.
To amplify the hidden potential in agriculture, Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen seemingly is leading by example.
Murkomen who doubles up as the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator on Sunday disclosed that one of his resolutions in 2019 is to embark on farming.
In a tweet, he shared photos of him in the farm with the caption “Moving towards Agricultural diversification as an important mechanism for economic growth. Hoping to do more next year!”
In several graduation ceremonies that President Uhuru Kenyatta has graced in the recent past, his clarion call to the graduates has been to focus on creating their own ventures other than getting into formal employment.
Agriculture in Kenya contributes about 30 per cent to the country's National Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The bulk of those practising farming in Kenya are small-scale farmers, leaving huge but untapped opportunities in this sector.
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