Youths have been encouraged to embrace digital platforms for self-employment and online jobs, as well as promote digital literacy to prevent cyberbullying and online abuse.
During a dinner in Kerugoya organized by British digital company Vector Markup Language (VML), which initiated free training programs aimed at equipping young individuals with essential digital skills for self-employment, the officials noted digital platforms as viable avenues for economic empowerment in response to the rising challenges of youth unemployment in Kenya.
During the training sessions, participants were taught to utilize various applications for online business, enabling them to advertise and sell products effectively as the government has provided internet access via various hotspots across the county.
Cyrus Njeru, a VML representative, emphasized their mission is to eradicate unemployment by mentoring youths across the country to embrace technology as a tool for economic development. "We want to eliminate joblessness; through that phone instead of spending time and resources scrolling through social media you can use the same on valuable online jobs.
