{
  "id": 16029998,
  "title": "East Africa’s jobs dilemma: Why graduates need more than certificates to get hired",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/east-africas-jobs-dilemma-why-graduates-need-more-than-certificates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:27:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/east-africas-jobs-dilemma-why-graduates-need-more-than-certificates-to-get-hired"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A university degree or technical qualification is supposed to open doors to employment, but for many young people across East Africa, the transition from education to work remains difficult. Employers need skilled workers, yet questions persist over whether graduates possess the competencies businesses require and whether their qualifications can unlock opportunities beyond their home countries.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}