President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo/kenyatoday.com]
When they traversed the country in search of votes, the Jubilee campaign made job creation a plank of its agenda.
The unemployment rate in the country is still very high, hovering at around 40% according to recent statistics.
The Deputy President William Ruto revealed that the Jubilee administration was keen on creating over 6.5 million jobs for young Kenyans in the next five years.
He spoke at the Maasai Mara University during a graduation ceremony where he said the government will put more emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and Mathematics subjects to spur economic development.
''We want courses that will boost industrialisation in our country in line with vision 2030,'' he said.
Part of the strategy to attract more investment is to reduce the cost of electricity which the Jubilee government has done, according to the Deputy President.
He also revealed that the government would invest 30 billion shillings to construct and rehabilitate vocational training centres in the country.
Job creation will be critical in shaping President Uhuru's second-term legacy.