Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku alongside Ushanga Kenya Initiative steering committee, December 5, 2017. [Photo|Ministry of Tourism]Ushanga Kenya Initiative steering committee has on Tuesday visited Kajiado county to launch the initiative.Ushanga Kenya Initiative is a National Government program in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and 7 County governments. The programme was incubated in the Office of the Deputy President. The project is aimed at job creation and transformation of the living standards of the women from pastoralist communities through commercialization of beadwork, which has remained a traditional activity with no significant benefit.The Initiative also seeks to strengthen business and production capacity for women from pastoralist counties, as well as improve their competitiveness of bead products in local, regional and international markets for sustainable livelihoods.The Ushanga Kenya Initiative targets women from the seven target counties of Turkana, Samburu, Kajiado, Narok , Baringo, Marsabit and West Pokot.Speaking during the launched of the project in Kajiado county, chairperson Hellen Nkaiserry said the project is a big boost to the women of the county."We have today launched this project here and to other seven pastoral counties. As Steering Committee we came to form the county committee that will go to the ward level to reach to every group on the ground. We are here with the county government leadership as a sign of their support to this initiative," said Mrs Nkaiserry.Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku said the county government will support the project fully. "My government will support this project Fully and will improve women lives. We will create a market for this beads. As a community drought has been persistent for a long time now and we need to find other alternative. As a government we will create cooperative groups from the ward level so that we reach every body in the count," said Ole Lenku.

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