Under AGPO, 30 per cent of government tenders are to be given to businesses belonging to youth, women and persons with disability.
However, Prof Kobia did not specify the exact number of contracts that fall under the programme.
She was speaking during the launch of a youth initiative dubbed WithYouth4Youth at KICC.
Businesses owned by women, youth and disabled persons took up only 6 per cent of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) contracts.
This is according to Public Service and Youth Cabinet Secretary, Margaret Kobia, who said that uptake of the tenders has been low despite worrying youth unemployment in the country.
“We must start tackling challenges identified to be stopping youths, women and people with disabilities to be able to from accessing AGPO. We must then empower ourselves on how to fill our pitches to make them successful,” said Professor Kobia on Thursday.
Under the programme, 30 per cent of government tenders are to be given to businesses belonging to youth, women and persons with disability without competition from established firms.
However, Prof Kobia did not specify the exact number of contracts that fall under AGPO.
The CS was speaking during the launch of a youth initiative dubbed WithYouth4Youth at KICC by the Kenya Red Cross Society, the European Union and the Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF).
Activities within the project will be implemented in eight counties - Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Tana River, Kwale, Kilifi, Lamu and Mombasa - in an effort geared to promote peace and stability by supporting youth engaging in economic opportunities.
Red Cross secretary general Abbas Gullet called on the youth to embrace entrepreneurship saying that everyone cannot be employed.
