12/04/2024
The County Assembly of Taita Taveta should PASS the TAITA TAVETA YOUTH SERVICE BILL:
The target of this bill is:
1. Give effect to Articles 55 of the Constitution by ensuring that the youth of Taita Taveta:
a) have relevant education and training,
b) have opportunities to associate, be represented and participate in political, social, economic and other spheres of life,
c) access employment,
d) are protected from harmful cultural practices and exploitation.
2. To inculcate a culture of self-worth and dignity, hard work, diligence, self-reliance and entrepreneurship among the youth;
3. Reduce youth poverty, unemployment and helplessness;
4. Promote participation of the youth in development programs including agriculture, tourism, sports, cultural activities, entertainment, health, forestry, urban development, and environmental rehabilitation;
5. Provide for the maintenance of a database of all trained Taita Taveta youth;
6. Provide necessary training to facilitate increased employment of the youth in the county government and county government projects;
7. To ensure participation of the youth in youth empowerment programs;
8. Provide for coordination and collaboration with other government agencies and to support implementation of national policies on youth in the county;
9. To facilitate employment of the youth in the private sector;
10. Inform and educate the residents in Laikipia county on the need to empower the youth and the harmful economic and social consequences of their alienation;
11. Facilitate and enhance community participation in youth related matters;
12. To conduct research and implement effective measures to empower the youth in the county;
13. To provide awards, scholarships and prizes to deserving youth;
14. To provide a mechanism for addressing unique youth needs; and,
15. To give effect to the constitutional values and principles in so far as affirmative action for the youth is concerned.
The Taita Taveta County Youth Service shall –
1. Train our Youth to serve the County;
2. To undertake tasks and services in the devolved functions of the County or otherwise in the service of the County,
3. Instill a culture of patriotism, responsibility and self-discipline to self and the service of Taita Taveta county.
About recruitment, The Taita County Youth Service shall recruit service members from every ward of the county. We have 20 wards so each ward will be considered during recruitment.
* In making the recruitment, the Youth Service Director shall ensure regional balance within the Wards, ethnic balance and gender equality in line with existing policies and regulations.
There shall also be a County youth advisor appointed by the Governor, who shall not be a member of the County Public Service and shall have a tenure of three years renewable only once.
* The County youth advisor shall advice the Governor and the Executive Committee Member on the exercise of the power under this Act and their general responsibilities for the service.
* The County advisor shall be appointed from amongst the youth within the County.
Under the Taita Taveta County Youth Service, our young men and women shall be engaged in county building, infrastructural development, irrigation projects, clearing drainage systems, disaster response, digging of holes, planting of seedlings, nurturing of trees, entertainment and community service.
Youth in this case refers to individuals who have attained the age of eighteen years but have not attained the age of thirty-five years.
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