Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki urges youth to embrace skills for economic growth.

Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki presenting a certificate to one of the graduands at Wesley Methodist Tononoka photo (courtesy) 

 BY OUR REPORTER

A total of 109 students have graduated from CAP Youth Empowerment Institute, a program sponsored by Mombasa senate office in partnership with MasterCard and the European Union.

Mombasa senator Hon Mohammed Faki who graced the event at Wesley Methodist on Saturday urged the graduates to use the skills acquired to uplift their economic standards.

According to the senator the program marks a milestone in the future of the beneficiaries.         

Hon Faki further reiterated his commitment in ensuring that the problem of unemployment is alleviated within the entire county.

“This program is geared at reducing unemployment rate within Mombasa County. We shall engage with other stakeholders to ensure that youths achieve their goals,” the senator said.

The senator poses for a photo with graduates and teachers photo (courtesy)

The senator says the skills acquired will ensure that youths access the available business opportunities.

Faki also noted that the beneficiaries of the program will engage in income generating activities thus reduce idleness amongst the youths.

“These skills you have gained here are just appropriate. Suitable for the job market. There are thousands of youths outside there who do not have skills,” he insisted.

He however said drug and substance abuse still remains a challenge amongst the youth within the county.

CAP YEI Coast regional coordinator Chris Wasike urged the graduates to maintain a high standard of discipline at places at all levels.

He wants the youth to stay focused determined and more so face life realities positively.

Likoni sub county office of the senator coordinator Shekue Naaman centre flakned by Musa Jamada and another official 

“You should be role models in the society. Your parents have sacrificed so much just to ensure that you acquire skills,” he said.

Wasike argues that youths are the cornerstone of this country and therefore key players in the economic growth of the country.

The coordinator wants the youths to embrace both challenges and opportunities positively adding that it is the only way to prosper.

“There is a stiff competition out there and you shuld face both challenges and opportunities with equal measure,” Wasike said.

Likoni sub county cordinator  Shekue N Suweta with Kenya Business Trust facilitator Miss Dolly photo (courtesy)

Likoni sub county coordinator Shekue Naaman Omar says the sub county has a total of 300 beneficiaries under the CAP YEI program.

He says every student has benefited from an admission fee of ksh 2000 from the senators office majoring in mobile repair, security, hospitality and business entrepreneurship.

Naaman says each ward has 50 beneficiaries of the program.

In Likoni Sub County we have a total of 300 beneficiaries of the program fifty from each ward,” he said.

The sub county coordinator pointed that out of the 300 beneficiaries 85 are fully sponsored by the office of the senator.

He notes that “85 beneficiaries of the program have been facilitated with mobile repair devices some of them working in Safaricom shops across the county while other are self-employed.”

In order to gain practical skills relevant to the job market Shekue urged the youths within the sub county to enroll with the program.

According to him the office of the senator is committed to ensuring that youths gain practical skills.

Mvita sub county coordinator office of the senator Musa Jamada flanked by Hassan Hirsi Mombasa county youth cordinator photo (Courtesy)

Meanwhile Mvita sub county youth coordinator Musa Jamada said 200 beneficiaries are enrolled with the program.

Jamada says out of the 200 beneficiaries 50 students have receive a full sponsorship from the senator’s office and at the same time being facilitated with mobile repair devices.

“The office of the senator is ready to ensure that youths get the skills they prefer. It is now for these youths to come out and seize the opportunities,”

He is appealing on the youths within the sub county to embrace the program so that they can acquire practical skills hence alleviate the galloping unemployment.

He said the training are relevant as they provide the beneficiaries with relevant skills to start any type of business.

“We shall only contain unemployment if we as youths train for the skills that will enable us get employed or become our own bosses,” he noted.

Some of the courses offered include among others: life skills, business entrepreneurship, hospitality and security.