Kenya launches accelerator program to create employment for 1 mln youth

STORY: Kenya launches accelerator program to create employment for 1 mln youth DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of publicity board of Kenya Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program 2. various of officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of attendees 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 6. various of attendees STORYLINE: Kenya on Monday launched an accelerator program that seeks to create at least one million employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth in Kenya per year for the next five years within the private sector. Kenya's Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua said in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the Kenya Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program (K-YEEAP) initiative seeks to unlock the potential of the small and medium enterprises through tailored support services that allow them to grow an