Let youth grab opportunities in Government

The low number of youth turning to take up the 30 per cent Government tenders reserved for them has now reached worrying levels. Government reports indicate that the procurement rule, meant to improve youth’s fortunes, is not living up to the expectation. Of the Sh63 billion reserved for the youth, only Sh3 billion has been spent.

A preliminary report on Youth Access to Government Procurement shows only 30,000 youth have registered entities to do business with the Government - of which only 6,000 benefited from this ambitious plan.