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Ruto's youth employment agenda mired by cheap labour export, slavery

Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya addresses youth in Butere Constituency, Kakamega County. [Benard Lusigi, Standard]

President William Ruto has said that the National Youth Opportunities and Transformation Agenda (NYOTA) will uplift 820,000 young people.

In his State of the Nation Address, the President said said the jobs will come through apprenticeships, recognition of prior learning, entrepreneurship grants, digital skills training, and supported savings.

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