Kiambu County Sports and Youth Affairs CeC Michael Waikenda has challenged youth, women and persons living with disabilities to be active and engage with government on development projects.
Speaking to youth at Kikuyu Town on Wednesday, Waikenda said that marginalised groups must be active in order to benefit from the development initiatives both the national and the county government are providing.
Waikenda noted that marginalised groups stand to benefit if they work with the government on various development projects.
“We will continue to appeal to youth, women and persons living with disabilities to work with both the national and the county government so that they can benefit from the opportunities being provided,” he said.
Waikenda said that the Kiambu government has taken every measure to make sure that marginalised groups are empowered.
The CeC said that many beneficiaries have benefited from the county’s Biashara Fund, and are doing well.
He said that other development opportunities have been lined up adding that the government is keen to empower all marginalised groups.
Waikenda urged the marginalised groups to form groups and apply for the available development funds at the national and county government level.
Meanwhile, over 700 youth who have been undergoing skills enhancement training at the Ndumberi Polytechnic in Kiambu will be issued with certificates today (Thursday).
Governor William Kabogo is scheduled to issue the certificates and also Biashara Funds cheques to the youth drawn from across the county.
The youth have been undergoing training in plumbing, welding, car wash, electrical maintenance and fabrication.