The youth in Nyamira County are yet to fully take advantage of the a third of tenders by the government set aside for them, a member of county assembly has said.
Speaking at Nyaronge Primary School during a fundraising on Sunday, Gesima ward representative Ken Atuti said he was disappointed by the response of the youths and people with disabilities for not applying for the tenders and challenged them to take the opportunity.
He criticised a section of politicians for allegedly misusing the youths by persistently promising them of white collar jobs.
“I am a disappointed man that youths and people with disabilities are given the opportunity to apply for tenders but only few do so. This makes us to raise questions about the young generation and their commitment. Some politicians are using them in an improper manner by promising them white collar jobs,” he said.
The MCA vindicated the Nyamira county government from alleged discrimination of the youth and instead shifted the blame to the young generation on what he termed as "ignorance".
“You keep on complaining that the county government isn’t considering youths yet many of you fail to apply to get such lucrative tenders. Let us avoid being ignorant,” he added.
He promised to aide youths to register companies that could apply and win tenders but insisted on the need for the youths to rise up to the occasion and assert their importance in development.