Kiambu County Women Representative, Anne Wamuratha, has intensified her grassroots youth empowerment agenda by hosting a vibrant youth empowerment forum in Gachie and Kihara Ward, Kiambaa Constituency, where she distributed a wide range of business tools to young people working in the local markets.
The Forum brought together youth engaged in street vending, small-scale trading, and other informal-sector activities within the constituency.
Wamuratha issued free umbrellas, smokie vending trolleys, and other essential equipment aimed at strengthening the street vending economy in the area.
She emphasized that the support was strictly for youth who actively operate within Kihara Markets, noting that verification was conducted by asking the residents in the forum before any items were issued.
“I will only provide these services to youth working in Kihara Market,” the woman rep asserted.
In a notable moment, a young woman from Kikuyu who learned about the event on Facebook attended the forum and received serving dishes to support her food business. Wamuratha said the gesture was meant to encourage creativity and participation from youth across the county.
Another beneficiary, John Wainaina from Gachie, was accompanied to the event by his mother and received a car wash machine, enabling him to start his own income-generating venture.
His mother expressed deep gratitude to the woman representative, describing her as a compassionate leader who understands the struggles of ordinary families.
“I have been praying day and night for my son to get something to empower him economically,” she said, thanking Wamuratha for giving her son a fresh start.
The distribution of ‘Beba-beba’ trolleys further highlighted the woman representative’s focus on practical empowerment, equipping youth with tools that can immediately translate into daily income.
Wamuratha also issued electric fryers to youth engaged in food vending, further expanding the range of equipment aimed at strengthening small enterprises.
The initiative is part of Wamuratha’s broader countywide strategy to uplift young people through informal-sector entrepreneurship, market-based empowerment, and targeted support for those already engaged in productive work.
By Collins Okware
