Youth employment and sustainable livelihoods: To create sustainable employment and guarantee improved livelihoods for the youth, the Government will implement the following programs:
• Agribusiness development among the youth;
• Conversion of waste to wealth;
• Implementation of the 1 billion tree planting campaign;
• Transformation of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and Kenya Industrial Estates into a new national enterprise agency – Biashara Kenya as a catalyst for further economic growth.
• Establishment of a Youth Enterprise Capital/Fund designed along the CDF model to enable youth access interest
free business financing either individually or in groups without the requirement of traditional collateral.
• Establishment of youth business incubation centres;
• Development of youth SACCOs and providing grants to youth in ASALs and other marginalized areas; and
• Youth specific affirmative action to allocate 30% of all Government procurement to youth-run enterprises.