[ad_1]
According to Congressman William Ruto, Vice President William Ruto asked Parliament to review his decision to reduce funding allocated to the National Youth Service (NYS), saying that it would be transformed to combat mismanagement and
M. Ruto said it was unfortunate that Parliament cut the NYS budget by 8 billion shillings by the time the service was expanded to benefit more young people.
"I want to persuade MPs not to criminalize and demonize NYS because of the challenges it has had. NYS can be reformed, NYS will be reformed and we will make it compliant so that it does not have to. there is more corruption, "Ruto said.
He was speaking Monday at the Kasarani Stadium when he disbursed checks worth 112.5 million shillings to beneficiaries of the Uwezo Fund, the Youth Business Fund, the Women's Enterprise Fund and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF)
Secretary of State for Youth Affairs and Women's Affairs Margaret Kobia echoed Ruto's remarks.
"Let's not punish young people for the mistakes of some of us. Currently, there are 15,000 recruits in Gilgil and I badure you that the NYS will soon be operational, "said Professor Kobia.
At the same time, DP Ruto stated that the government's vision rested on the belief that men and women is on this reflection, he said, that the Jubilee Administration has given priority to women's empowerment and gender equality and invested huge resources in it, adding that since the creation of the positive share fund 31 billion shillings have been transferred to small and medium-sized enterprises, providing support to around 15 million people across the country.
He asked Professor Kobia and his ministry to work with Parliament to amend the regulation requiring a minimum of 100 women Professor Kobia appealed to young people and women to take advantage of various funds positive action.
Senator Johnson Sakaja of Nairobi hailed the government's initiative to register Nairobi among the marginalized areas in order to benefit from the Marginalization Fund while calling for the return of NYS to help curb the economy. Poverty in urban areas is worse than poverty in rural areas. Unemployed people in Nairobi are facing extreme poverty, "said Sakaja.
Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Gender Rachel Shebesh called for an increase in funds allocated to women representing Sh7 million current to 20 million shillings.Representative Esther Pbadaris said that it is necessary to synchronize the affirmative funds in one in order to benefit more Kenyans.
