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MasterCard Foundation gives Kenya Sh30bn to boost youth jobs, training

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Reeta Roy, president and CEO of the MasterCard Foundation, during thelaunch of the MasterCard Programme ‘Youth Africa Works Kenya’ at Radisson Blu hotel, Nairobi. PHOTO | PSCU | NMG

By  AGEWA MAGUT

Kenya will receive Sh30 billion from the Mastercard Foundation to help the youth access jobs and further their businesses as part of a joint strategy with the government aimed at benefitting at least five million people.

Speaking during the launch of the initiative dubbed ‘Young Africa Works’ in Nairobi on Thursday morning, President Uhuru Kenyatta thanked the Mastercard Foundation for its partnership with the State and local organisations to help Kenyan youth become “productive members of society”.

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