Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a jig with a section of leaders and youths at Nyeri National Polytechnic on Saturday evening.
By DPCS
Worth Noting:
- At the event attended by thousands of youths, the Deputy President was accompanied by a host of leaders and youthful politicians led by the chairperson of Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association Mr Gitonga Mukunji, who is also the MP for Manyatta Constituency. Music artist and content creator Bahati was also present.
- On employment in the country, the Deputy President said the Government is keen on creating opportunities. He asked the youth to be available and focused saying their dreams are valid.
- He also asked intern teachers to be patient with their employer, Teachers Service Commission, saying the Government has already guaranteed them that their employment terms will be converted into parmanent and pensionable after two years.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged the youth to focus on monetising their talents as part of the solution to ending unemployment.
Speaking at Nyeri National Polytechnic during a forum dubbed ‘Mayouth Tuwe Set Initiative’, the Deputy President said that under the Digital Super Highway Pillar of the Kenya Kwanza Plan, art and creative economy are a priority in turning talent into a livelihood.
While saying that great strides have been achieved in the war on illicit brews and drugs and substance abuse, he asked the youth to exploit their potential to gain from the creative economy, which is thriving.
Fielding questions from the youth and higher education students during the National Youth Forum on Saturday evening, the Deputy President said the Government is expanding it’s investments in the creative economy to spur job creation and bolster entrepreneurship.
“We have five pillars in Kenya Kwanza Administration and one of them is creative economy and digital highway. We are monitising art so that all artists including content creators, dancers, actors and all others can make their talents an income generating activity. We will continue building the young people because they are vibrant, knowledgeable and very encouraging. I have tremendous respect for the young people, I continue listening to them and engaging them,” said Mr Gachagua.
He stated that the Ruto Administration is focused on empowerment of the youth and creation of opportunities in sports and arts sub-sectors.
At the event attended by thousands of youths, the Deputy President was accompanied by a host of leaders and youthful politicians led by the chairperson of Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association Mr Gitonga Mukunji, who is also the MP for Manyatta Constituency. Music artist and content creator Bahati was also present.
On employment in the country, the Deputy President said the Government is keen on creating opportunities. He asked the youth to be available and focused saying their dreams are valid.
He also asked intern teachers to be patient with their employer, Teachers Service Commission, saying the Government has already guaranteed them that their employment terms will be converted into parmanent and pensionable after two years.
“We have over 400,000 trained teachers and registered with the Teachers Service Commission but our capacity to absorb them because of the fiscal space is limited. Last year we hired 56,000 teachers. Others were also absorbed as intern teachers with a guarantee that after two years they will automatically be hired on parmanent and pensionable terms. I request them to be patient because it is better being an intern than being at home,” said Mr Gachagua.
He continued: “Getting internship is a good progress and after two years there is automatic conversion of the terms of employment. I thank our President for making firm decision on hiring of teachers and making sure we go out of our way to ensure our children have enough teachers. We continue progressively within the limited fiscal space to absorb the teachers as we go on.”
He said the Government is also exploring job opportunities in the Diaspora.
On illicit brews and drug and substance abuse, Mr Gachagua said the Government has made progress in tackling the menace.
“The issue of illicit brews and drug and substance abuse is of great concern to the President and I and indeed the entire government. We had reached a point where we did not have young people to do manual works. We have done a bit of work in countering the illicit brews and drug and substance abuse by making sure the drugs and illicit brews are not readily available. People are now sombre and I am encouraged that broken families have been restored,” he stated.
He said that at the time Ruto Administration came to power the country was losing an entire generation to illicit brews and drugs especially in Central region.
“There were too many drugs been peddled openly in the streets and illicit brews been sold across the country,” he said.
This evening, I was delighted to address and have an engagement with the youth at the initiative dubbed; Mayouth Tuwe Set, at the Nyeri National Polytechnic in Nyeri County.
The DP lauded Nyeri political activist and blogger Benson Njuki alias Benta on launching of the Mayouth Tuwe Set Initiative.
Some of the leaders who accompanied him included; Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, Deputy Governor Kinaniri Waroe, Members of Parliament Geoffrey Wandeto (Tetu), Wainaina Wambugu (Othaya), James Gakuya (Embakasi North), Gitonga Mukunji, ( Manyatta), Sabina Chege (Nominated), Jerusha Momanyi (Women Rep), Cate Waruguru (former Laikipia Woman Rep), MCAs by Nyeri Speaker James Gichuhi, Musician Kevin Bahati, among others
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