Makueni County Youth Policy 2022

Abstract

The Makueni County Youth Policy (2019) is the first framework formulated since the inception of the County Governments. Much progress has been made in various quarters of the Youth sector but much more need to be done. Young people need to begin to take ownership and participate fully in national and county development. Youth are a priority of the County Government as they will continue to be the engine of growth and prosperity of our County, in recognition that they form the largest cohort of our population. For this reason, the Government of Makueni County will not relent in its efforts to give the sector the maximum attention it deserves. The policy focus on key sectors for better results and also recognizes Youth employment creation as a growing challenge and also attempts to provoke other County Departments with the opportunity to restructure and realign their implementation, coordination and monitoring mechanisms for effective service delivery to the youth. Clearly, now, more than ever before, is the time to collectively nurture, horn and proactively redirect the enterprising efforts of the Youth into the productive base of the National and County economies for rapid socio-economic development.