NAIROBI, Kenya, June 29 – For years, coding was marketed as one of the surest pathways to employment in the digital economy.

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Governments invested heavily in digital literacy programmes, universities expanded computer science courses, and thousands of young Africans enrolled in coding bootcamps convinced that software development would unlock economic opportunity.

Rather than eliminating digital careers, AI is fundamentally reshaping them.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 , “Technological change is expected to create 170 million new jobs globally by 2030 while displacing 92 million others, resulting in a net increase of 78 million jobs.”

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The report also identifies “AI specialists, Big Data specialists, FinTech engineers and software and application developers” among the world’s fastest-growing occupations.

Those projections suggest the future of work is not disappearing; it is evolving.

Yet for thousands of young people investing their time and money in coding, data science and digital marketing, a pressing question remains: Will digital skills still deliver jobs, or has AI simply raised the bar?

The debate comes at a time when generative AI tools can write software code, design websites, analyze data and produce marketing content within seconds tasks that once required junior developers, designers and digital marketers.

As businesses increasingly adopt AI, employers are placing less emphasis on technical skills alone and more value on workers who can combine technology with creativity, critical thinking and business understanding.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) argues that fears of mass job losses may be overstated.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya