KNCCI Uasin Gishu vice chairman Willy Kenei at his office in Eldoret town on August 16, 2017. [Photo|hivisasa.com]
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has revealed plans to partner with local and international investors in mentoring over 200 young investors in Uasin Gishu county.
KNCCI Uasin Gishu vice chairman Willy Kenei said the initiative will go a long way towards addressing high rate of unemployment among the youths in the county.
"In 2 yeats we expect to incoperste the young investors with current business people so that they have one voice for the business in Uasin gishu," Kenei said.
Speaking in Eldoret, Wednesday, Kenei further said they are working towards developing a partnership with the African Economic Zones (AEZ) to open more industries in the recently launched Sh200 billion Pearl River Industrial Park at Plateau, in the outskirts of Eldoret town.
"We also want to take advantage of the industrial park and put in our investments that will contribute to creating employment opportunities for our people," he said.
It's estimated that the first phase of the Industrial park will create over 10,000 direct jobs.
The Chamber of Commerce Uasin Gishu vice chairman also challenged young business persons to join Saving and Cooperatives Societies (Sacco's) saying "this will make it easy for them to access loans at a cheaper interest to do business."