This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
On July 2, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed a two-day training workshop on Kazi Mtaani for Regional and County Commissioners at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi.
He emphasized that the Kazi Mtaani initiative, aimed at assisting Kenyan youth whose livelihoods had been disrupted by the Covid-19 health crisis, would be free of any political interference.
“The program will be free of any political interference. It’ll not be a process which politicians will use to get votes,” he cautioned.
Following the successful pilot phase of the program, the national roll-out will start on Monday next week.
President Kenyatta regretted that similar interventions were in the past mismanaged and directed Regional and County Commissioners to take full control of the program.
“Many of you will recall that a similar program was unfortunately abused. I have to be very clear with you, we will not entertain abuse this time around,” the President said.
He charged Regional and County Commissioners with the responsibility of ensuring transparency in the recruitment of the youth into the program and warned against recruiting people based on family ties.
“Recruit people who are in need and not brothers, sisters or cousins. This money should only help people who are in real need. The first test for you will be the recruitment,” the President told the administrators.
