Ruto Resorts Help From Church Leaders To Curb Youth and Address Ongoing Challenges
In response to the ongoing nationwide anti-government protests, President William Ruto proposed on Saturday, June 29, the formation of a multi-sectoral forum to help quell the protests.
During Ruto’s meeting with 96 bishops at State House in Nairobi, the Head of State urged them to support the move to halt the nationwide demonstrations.
The president believes that the multi-sectoral forum will help address the concerns raised by the country’s youth.
The multi-sectoral forum aims to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders who will engage in dialogue and decision-making to find a long-term solution to the country’s current situation.
“The proposed youth and multi-sectoral forums will give the youth and other stakeholders a platform to discuss these and other national economic challenges that face our country,” Ruto stated.
“Met leaders of the African Independent Pentecostal Church Africa who committed to participate in the multi-sectoral forum. They included 96 bishops led by Presiding Archbishop Samson Muthuri,” he added.
The government has deliberate programmes and policies to create job and income opportunities for our young people. These include the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs, labour migration and industrialisation through county aggregation and industrial parks and special… pic.twitter.com/Ja7I3WBUEv
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) June 29, 2024
President Ruto also announced that the government had already developed several programs and policies to increase job and income opportunities for young people.
The programs included the Affordable Housing Program, digital jobs, labor migration, and industrialization via county-aggregated industrial parks and special economic zones.
Ruto’s new move comes in the wake of recent nationwide anti-Finance Bill protests that have brought the country to a halt.
The mostly peaceful protests turned violent when the government decided to deploy police officers to control the demonstrators.
Protesters stormed and vandalized Nairobi’s parliament building before setting fire to a section of it.
Meanwhile, religious leaders and elders urged restraint in dealing with protesters’ grievances, calling on police to refrain from using excessive force to disperse demonstrators.
Ruto Resorts Help From Church Leaders To Curb Youth and Address Ongoing Challenges
