The National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme has announced that beneficiaries in 18 counties will begin a 20-day Socio-Emotional Skills Development (SESD) training on August 3 ahead of their workplace placements. In a notice dated July 31, NYOTA urged beneficiaries in Lot 5, Lot 6 and Lot 7 to prepare for the training, which
A section of the NYOTA programme beneficiaries has raised concerns after receiving notifications that their savings had been automatically invested in a money market fund under the Ziidi platform. Initially, the notifications, sent via SMS, informed users that the programme had moved their savings into an investment product linked to the M-Pesa ecosystem. The move
President William Ruto has issued a firm warning to companies and influential individuals accused of exploiting young Kenyans by registering businesses under their names to unlawfully access government opportunities meant for youth. Speaking during the Nyota disbursement exercise in Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu, the President said the practice undermines genuine youth empowerment and denies