Eric Omondi launches office for unemployed graduates

A few weeks after holding a large meeting with unemployed graduates in Kenya, comedian turned activist Eric Omondi has opened an office to address the issue of unemployment among graduates.

Through his Instagram page, Omondi posted a video in front of the office buildings, which he launched early Monday morning.

He said the offices will serve as a place for any employer looking for workers to submit their job applications and list the criteria they are looking for in an employee.

Then the office would analyse hundreds of certificates from unemployed graduates, which would also be submitted there by job-seeking graduates, and then connect them with their potential employers.

The offices had a logo of a graduate's hand along with the color blue, Omondi saying it was because of the Sisi Kwa Sisi movement.

"A few weeks ago, I met a large number of unemployed graduates, and they were about 5,000. And I promised them jobs, and today I am here to launch the union of unemployed graduates and entrepreneurs in Kenya."

"And today I appeal to Kenyans with a helping heart to help our brothers and sisters, we are the guardians of our siblings.

People have certificates but they don't have jobs because maybe they don't know or they don't have someone to guide them.

And I believe that if we connect employers with employees, we will have helped many families and ensured that children go to school and also put food on their tables," Omondi said.

He showcased the buildings all the way inside to the reception area where he said employers would submit their job applications to find workers.

Two weeks ago, Omondi announced a meeting at a restaurant on Thika Road to bring together all unemployed graduates.

After the meeting, Omondi said he was surprised to see a large number of young people with many certificates in hand but without a penny in their pockets.

He said he promised to help them find jobs to the best of his ability, and two weeks later, he launched the KAUGE office to help connect them with potential employers.