Nandi County Youth Fund in collaboration with Underit Youth Group, which is an implementing partner of USAID, Act and Uraia Trust in the area has mentored upcoming youth groups that mainly comprise of Gen Zs in a bid to empower them economically and socially.
Speaking during the mentorship engagement held at Kebisem Location in Nandi, Underit Youth Group (UYG) coordinator Jacob Sanga noted that youth groups are one of the best platforms that can enable the young generation to identify the issues affecting them, thus take part in public participation to enhance development in the community.
Sanga noted that youths form one of the best key peace promoters, adding that they should be mentored to deal with idleness, which may lead them to engage in activities that can ruin their lives due to lack of employment in the modern society.
The Kericho County government has embarked on a Sh 10 million revamping of the Kericho Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) facility that will cater to the information needs of its users through modern ICT technologies.
The County Governor Dr. Eric Mutai revealed this during an inspection tour of the ongoing renovations at Kericho KNLS facility, whose functions have ceded to the county administration.
Farmers have been urged embrace Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies that sustainably increase productivity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enable communities to adapt and build resilience to climate change.
Kitui county governor Dr. Julius Malombe has said that climate change impacts had negatively affected food production, thus affecting livelihoods of the people in the area.
Speaking when he presided over the official opening of this year’s Kitui Agricultural Show and Trade Fair, being held at Ithokwe Showground in Kitui Central Constituency, Dr. Malombe noted that Climate change is an undeniable reality that poses insignificant challenges globally, hence the need for mitigation measures to fight the same.