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    "content": "patriotism, if youth are liberated from the poverty of dignity. We have worked hard to give youth self-esteem and a sense of purpose. We have done this because dignity comes from self-reliance and a sense of contributing to society. If the youth are given a sense of national importance, they will ‘own’ the country and guard it jealously as active ‘shareholders’. Initiatives such as contracting youth artisans as suppliers to the Big Four Projects are a visible example of this successful approach. The second intention under the Big Four during this reporting period has also been about young people. My Government’s objective has been to shift our young people from being ‘earners of wages’ to owners of capital. We have modeled this through engaging them in collective action. As we seek to grow our industries and create jobs in the manufacturing sector, we must of necessity have the manpower, with requisite skills, to match the needs of industry. Majority of the skills required are with respect to blue-collar jobs that need young men and women who understand the basics of the digital economy and who have the capacity to deploy both knowledge and ingenuity as they seek to solve practical problems. It has taken considerable effort on the part of my administration to educate both parents and young people that there is a viable education pathway for form four leavers who do not achieve the necessary grades to pursue university programmes. This pathway is anchored on the Technical and Vocational Training Programme. Today, I am proud to report that we have so far enrolled 430,598 students into 182 technical and vocational training colleges across the country. The curricula for these institutions has been developed in partnership with industry stakeholders in varied sectors of our economy ranging from automotive assembly, oil and gas, maritime and shipping to agro-processing. We are also collaborating closely with technology partners to develop curricula for basic digital skills, to allow our young people to take advantage of opportunities within the digital economy. Indeed, barely a month ago, I launched a Boda Boda Scheme meant to bring together 1.4 million riders in that sector, who actively support 5.2 million families across the country. What I told them is that in aggregate, these riders make a total of Kshs357 billion a year, which is more than the total disbursements that we make to the 47 counties through the national Exchequer, which presently stands at Kshs316 billion annually. With these statistics in mind, it is clear that boda boda riders can come together and become owners of capital and the holders of major investments. We are encouraging them to engage in saving schemes and to work together in order to create a capital base that will enable them to own petrol stations, boda boda assembly factories and other investments that will transform their lives."
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