NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government has launched mentorship programmes for students across the country to help in the fight against negative ethnicity, Deputy President William Ruto has said.
Ruto said the Government will partner with the private sector in the programme which aims to bring together students from all ethnic communities to visit different parts of the country and preach peace and reconciliation among Kenyans.
The Deputy President said the first group under the volunteer mentorship involving more than 5,000 students will start its peace mission in September this year for a period of six to nine months.
“We want Kenyans to move away from the culture of my tribe to that of my country,” said Mr Ruto Aggrey Sande, during the launch of Keroche Foundation at a Nairobi hotel.
The Deputy President called on leaders to unite all communities, noting that development will be elusive if the country is not united.
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Ruto further said that the Jubilee administration was committed to the establishment of Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) to promote a knowledge-based economy to improve national prosperity and global competitiveness.
The Deputy President commended Keroche for supporting young entrepreneurs by building confidence and skills to lead effective transformation in their communities.
Chief Executive Officer and founder of Keroche Foundation Tabitha Karanja and Managing Director John Nyongesa said the foundation aims to positively impact the face of Kenya entrepreneurship by working with young businesses and watershed ideas. Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua, Kajiado Senator Peter ole Mositet, Molo MP John Macharia and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Vice Chancellor Prof Mabel Imbuga, among others, attended the function.
The Deputy President said this will go a long way in ensuring quality, equity and reliability in delivery of post-secondary education.
He said the institutions will help develop youth expertise and skills necessary for the envisioned double digit economic growth.
“We want to develop youth expertise and skills necessary for the achievement of the Vision 2030. We want to have manpower skills and competence to tap the talent of the young people to drive the economy,” said Ruto.
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