Time for creatives, youth to reap big as government focuses on creative economy

President William Ruto during the launch of the Talanta Hela Iniiative at State House. [PCS]

It all started with their last week's invite to State House where the Talanta Hela Initiative was being launched by the President. The discussion on how the youth and more so creatives - among them musicians, fashion designers and models, actors, and other participants in the arts space - had been factored in the proposed budget would benefit went louder after the annual budget was tabled on Thursday.

"I express my appreciation to the President for his commitment to youth accessing entrepreneurship skills and employment opportunities. The Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) is contributing to the bottom-up economic transformation agenda of increasing the manufacturing sector contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), creating more jobs, attracting more investments and creating export ready firms," said Cecilia Mwangi, the Miss World Kenya 2005 crown holder and innovation ecosystem manager for the Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship project.