The Kiambu County government is set to offer entrepreneurial training to youth, women and people living with disability in a bid to improve their living standards.
Speaking in Thika municipal hall on Friday during preparations for the training programme, Kiambu County Youth and Sport CeC, Machel Waikenda, said marginalised groups will benefit from the training to enhance business opportunities for sustainable development in the county.
“The training will be held here at Thika municipal hall starting from Monday, November 16, 2015. It will involve young people, women and people living with disabilities,” said Waikenda.
Waikenda said the group will be trained on how to write business proposals and apply for tenders which have been reserved for marginalised groups.
“The training will create awareness among the residents and offer procedures on how best to bid for tenders. This will reduce the dependency ratio as youths and other groups will be incorporated into income generating projects that will improve their livelihoods,” he said.
The youth minister appealed to the marginalised group in the area to attend the training, adding that the group should be aggressive in bidding for tenders arguing that business is not for the faint hearted.
The CeC said the first phase of the training will benefit 2,300 people from all the wards in the county.