The Cabinet has endorsed the launch of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project, a flagship authorities and World Bank initiative focusing on over 820,000 weak and unemployed youth, together with individuals with disabilities, following a gathering chaired by President William Ruto.
This comes weeks after NYOTA invited candidates to use for jobs and coaching alternatives.
Structured into 4 parts, the mission contains paid on-the-job coaching, entrepreneurship assist, and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification.
According to the Cabinet despatch on Tuesday, July 29, the NYOTA on-the-job expertise programme element targets 90,000 youth with month-to-month stipends of Ksh6,000.
The month-to-month stipends will likely be deposited into Haba Haba financial savings accounts and the youth will likely be positioned with totally different employers for 3 to six months.
“In line with the federal government’s plan to create employment and alternatives for the youth, the Cabinet endorsed the August 2025 launch of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project. The programme goals to boost employability, expertise recognition, and entry to respectable work, and is a key pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda,” reads a part of the despatch.
“The ongoing name for the On-the-Job Experience programme targets 90,000 youth for three- to six-month paid placements with employers, with month-to-month stipends of KSh6,000 deposited into Haba Haba financial savings accounts.”
Applications had been opened on July 11 with the deadline set for August 15, 2025. Currently, over a million purposes have been obtained.
How to Apply for NYOTA program
To apply, dial *254#. A immediate will seem—choose NYOTA Project (Option 3).
Next, select “Apply for NYOTA” (Option 1).
You will then be requested to pick your most popular class underneath this system—select On-the-Job Experience.
Follow the following immediate to use, then settle for the phrases and situations.
You will likely be required to reply a couple of questions:
- Do you’ve a incapacity?
- What is your highest stage of training?
- Is the quantity you’re utilizing the one they will contact you on?
After finishing these steps, submit your software. You will obtain a affirmation message in your cellphone relating to your eligibility.
Applicants have been warned to not pay for any companies underneath the NYOTA Project, as all packages are offered freed from cost.
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Meanwhile, the Cabinet ratified the switch of Amboseli National Park to the County Government of Kajiado, fulfilling a presidential directive following a petition by the Maasai group.
The switch, executed underneath Article 187 of the Constitution, introduces a phased co-management mannequin wherein Kajiado County assumes operational management whereas Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) retains nationwide conservation duties.
“The National Treasury will compensate KWS for any income losses, with a portion of park earnings nonetheless allotted to nationwide conservation. The transfer is meant to empower native communities, promote sustainable stewardship, and guarantee equitable sharing of ecological and financial advantages,” the despatch provides.
Additionally, the Cabinet authorized the Power of Mercy Bill, 2025, which goals to make clear the implementation of Article 133 of the Constitution and modernise the presidential pardon system.
The proposed legislation introduces a structured, accountable framework for pardons, together with mechanisms for supervised early launch of absolutely rehabilitated inmates.
These reforms are anticipated to ease jail overcrowding and cut back the estimated annual value of KSh87,600 per inmate. The Bill additionally enhances public security by means of reintegration protocols and repeals outdated provisions underneath Cap. 94, reinforcing the mandate of the Power of Mercy Advisory Committee.
On electrification, the Cabinet has given the nod to the implementation of Phase III of the Last Mile Connectivity Project, focusing on 180,500 new electrical energy connections for households, colleges, well being centres, and MSMEs, whereas strengthening Kenya’s distribution grid.
The mission addresses key challenges, together with excessive connection prices, underutilised transformers, and weak infrastructure in distant areas.
Implemented in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Canada-AfDB Climate Fund, the programme will give precedence to counties with low electrical energy entry and no prior assist from related initiatives.
It may also optimise use of idle transformers and reinforce strained substations to enhance reliability.
Phase III of the Last Mile Connectivity Project
The mission is predicted to ship broad socio-economic advantages, together with entry to wash and inexpensive energy for marginalised communities, round the clock well being companies, enhanced studying by means of digital instruments, and assist for over 10,500 MSMEs by means of three-phase energy connections.
Energy safety was additional boosted by the approval of the Olkaria VII Geothermal Power Project, a strategic initiative that can inject 80.3MW of unpolluted, dependable baseload electrical energy into the nationwide grid by June 2027.
The mission will faucet 19 manufacturing wells, with plans for seven extra over its 25-year operational life and can guarantee sustainability by means of the reinjection of geothermal fluids.
Olkaria VII is designed to fulfill Kenya’s rising power calls for pushed by inhabitants progress, industrial enlargement in Special Economic Zones, and the fast uptake of electrical automobiles.
With annual energy demand projected to develop by 100MW, and EV power wants anticipated to succeed in 334MW by 2032, the plant will play a crucial function in supporting this shift. Kenya’s industrial technique may also require over 1,000MW in new capability by 2032.
The mission, to be undertaken in partnership with the Government of Japan and the European Investment Bank, will assist cut back reliance on expensive and polluting fossil fuels, whereas reinforcing Kenya’s place as a regional chief in renewable power.
on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. PHOTO/PCS
