State Department for MSME seeks Sh5.2 billion to complete Nyota projects

President William Ruto launches the NYOTA program for 13,000 beneficiaries who are from youth who each received their grant amounting 25,000 Shillings for business. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

The State Department of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development has requested Parliament for an additional Sh5.2 billion in its budget to support remaining projects under the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (Nyota) project.

MSME Principal Secretary Susan Mang'eni told Parliament that the ministry is expected to train 600,000 people to enhance access to the opportunity among youth, given the direction to condense the project activities to the current financial year, and that they require Sh2OO million.