World Bank plan to hire 11,000 youths

The Canadian programme sets 50 per cent of the internship opportunities for young people who have not completed high school or face multiple barriers to employment, 30 per cent for high school graduates and 20 per cent for youth who have graduated from College or University

But Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has warned that the programme risks creating a culture of dependency on handouts.

“Youths should be active and should not depend on occasional handouts from the government. Without creating the right mind set in the youth, such a programme could stop the youth from being creative,” he said.