Youths must form companies that can be awarded tenders by the governments, Kisii Youth Secretary Simon Onsare has said.
Addressing a group of youths from Kisii County at Kisii University on Thursday, Onsare said many young people have failed to secure the mandatory 30 per cent of tenders both at national and county government in line with the new constitution.
“The number of youths with accredited companies that can execute tenders at county of national level is dismal. It is enshrined in our constitution but we seem to ignore that wonderful opportunity and that is wrong,” he said.
Onsare said unlike in the past, there is no bureaucracy in registering such companies due to introduction of Huduma center services countrywide.
“The process of registering companies is not as hectic as before since the introduction of Huduma services by the government. We should use this opportunity to ensure we have benefited from our two levels of governance,” he said.
He challenged youths to be innovative and avoid relying white collar jobs which according to him are competitive and can only be secured by a few.
“Not all of us can be employed in offices as we may think. Time has come for us to be bit competitive and innovate to create our own jobs,” he said.
The youth leader also asked his colleagues to fight for leadership positions both in local and national levels in bid to increase their representation.