Over 800,000 youth across the country are set to benefit from government funding and entrepreneurship training in a bid to tackle the growing challenge of unemployment.
This follows recent statistics indicating that 19 per cent of the 42 million youth in the country remain unemployed, despite holding the necessary academic qualifications.
Through a coordinated approach with Non-State actors, the government targets to empower youth through several programmes, including National Youth Opportunities towards Advancement (NYOTA), Vijana Vuka na Afya (VIVA), and On Job Experience (OJE).
According to the Principal Secretary (PS) for Youth Affairs and the Creative Economy, Fikirini Jacobs, the Government will disburse a Sh 5 billion Fund to 100,000 youth nationwide as seed capital to launch business-oriented ventures starting next month.
