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Busia county, KCB Foundation partner to empower youth

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KCB branch at Kipande House along Kenyatta Aenue, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

KCB Foundation has partnered with the Busia county government to offer youths startup capital to expand the informal sector.

The county government unveiled a Sh35 million '2Jiajiri program' for skills development which targets about 1,000 youths.

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