Thika Parliamentary seat aspirant Patrick Wainaina has vowed to eradicate unemployment if elected MP in 2017.
Wainaina says that he has a key strategy to get rid of rising unemployment among the young people.
Speaking during an entrepreneurship workshop at a local hotel in Thika on Tuesday, Wainaina promised to create jobs for thousands of unemployed youths in Thika within 100 days of his leadership.
He observed that unemployment threatens the economic stability of the area if not tackled.
He slammed the current leadership in the area saying it has failed to tackle unemployment and other social economic challenges.
“I have a key strategy that will address rising unemployment among young people within Thika,” he said.
Wainaina who is the CEO of Jungle Nuts said that entrepreneurship is the key to curbing unemployment.
The aspirant said that he will secure key partnerships with local and foreign investors to create jobs for young people if elected.
Wainaina added that he will push for allocation of more funds to youth empowerment programs.
He warned that poverty will remain an economic problem if young people are not given jobs.
At the same time, Wainaina vowed to push for the rights of marginalised groups.
He said that women, youths and persons living with disabilities have been neglected for a long time.
“My first agenda if elected as Thika MP will be to push for the rights and interests of women, youths and disabled persons,” he said.
Wainaina is seeking to unseat the incumbent Alice Nga’ng’a.
He says that he has the interests of the people at heart and accused Nga’ng’a of failing to deliver key services to Thika locals.
On the other hand, Ng’ang’a has vowed to defend her seat come 2017.
The MP says that locals have confidence in her leadership stating that he is not afraid of competitors eyeing to unseat her in the 2017 general elections.