The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, has held a consultative meeting with the leadership of Kenya Youth Movement (KYM) in Nairobi, where they discussed issues concerning the youth of Kenya.
Addressing the media after the meeting, CS Mvurya underscored that a big constituent of the nation's population is youth who are multi-skilled and have different priorities for their livelihoods. "In our meeting, we were able to recognise that the government is committed, especially on matters tackling unemployment, not only through the Labour Mobility Programme under the Labour Ministry but also other programmes like housing, which is also giving opportunity to young people of our country," revealed Mvurya, stating that the government is dedicated to ensuring that it develops programmes that support the young people of Kenya.
The CS added that the Government has invested in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) that are also giving skills to the young people. "And I think we basically agreed that we need to do more with the youth and we agreed that my Ministry will work with KYM to reach out to the grassroots and carry out local summits, which will integrate the youth in terms of their requirements," he declared.
Further, Mvurya alluded to the government's resolution to hold the National Youth Council (NYC) elections to help shape up the organisational nature of youths. "We have already made that decision, and now we are working on administrative procedures to see how we can resource that process," he reiterated.
