By N, KNA
Scores of youths in Kiambu Constituency are benefitting from free technical training sessions aimed at equipping them with employable and entrepreneurial skills.
The programme, conducted every weekend at the Kiambu NG-CDF Building, is a partnership between the office of Kiambu MP Machua Waithaka and the International Youth Fellowship (IYF).
It offers courses in beauty and hairdressing, catering, plumbing, paramedics, welding and fabrication, electrical installation, barbering, computer packages, theology, as well as Korean and Chinese languages.
Machua said the initiative was designed to empower the youth with practical skills for self-reliance and competitiveness in the job market. “We must ensure our young people are able to compete and thrive in the economy. This training gives them the tools to earn a living and uplift their families,” he said.
The MP urged trainees to take the opportunity seriously and use it as a stepping stone for entrepreneurship, employment, and community transformation.
One of the beneficiaries, Alice Mwangi, who enrolled in computer programming, said she had long desired such training but could not afford the high fees. “This is a golden chance for me. I am now learning computer programming without paying a cent. It will change my life and open new opportunities,” she said.
Another trainee, John Mwangi, who joined the welding and fabrication class, said he plans to start his own workshop after completing the course.
Organizers said registration is ongoing every Saturday and Sunday at the NG-CDF building for youth residing in Kiambu Constituency. The training runs every weekend, and hundreds are expected to graduate with technical certificates in the coming months.
