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World Service,27 May 2021,12 mins

How did student debt get this bad?

Africa Daily

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Paying off your student loan is never easy – but, for thousands of young Kenyans, this has become an impossible mission. Good jobs are hard to come by and the pandemic hasn’t been kind to those trying to start a career. Thousands of young graduates are defaulting on their debt. How did things get so bad? Host: Karnie Sharp (@KarnieSharp on Twitter) Guest: Lennies Sikuku, young graduate; David Aduda, journalist and media consultant. #AfricaDaily

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