Over 300 youths in Garissa County will be trained by the Do-nou technology on roads construction and maintenance from the republic of Japan. The republic of Japan in conjunction with ILO is supporting over 300 youth from Garissa County to undergo sub sequent professionals training on road construction and maintenance in order uplift the technological road standards in the county. Do Nou technology which is used on road spot improvement and maintenance recently trained 293 youth from four sub-counties in Garissa is labor based training which creates employment opportunities for youth by providing them with skills through training. The youth are able to save money for registration of companies in order to be part and benefit the 30 percent youth employment in the county. Speaking during the closing ceremony of Do nou technology in Nairobi Hotel, Japan Ambassador to Kenya Tatsushi Terada declared his support from the republic of Japan in order to cement the noble initiative that Community Road Empowerment (CORE) Through Do no technology is undertaking in all counties and promised to prioritize the youth from Garissa county who have undergone the basic Do nou technology in the four sub counties as the project is expected to cover other two sub counties.
“Despite numerous challenges faced the trainees were very cooperative, enthusiastic and responsible. They expressed their strong interest in forming companies so as to uplift their standard. They therefore contributed to the success of the project training and as a people from Japan we are very much ready to work with county Government in order to empower the youth” Mr. Tatshudi said. Meanwhile 30 trainees are undergoing Performance based routine maintenance which is conducted by the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) and Kisii Training Centre (KTC) which is expect to start in October for 6 weeks.