The Government has announced training dates for 42,735 youths selected for the NYOTA Program.
The four-day training sessions will be conducted in constituency headquarters within Central Kenya, Nairobi, North Eastern and the Coastal regions from Wednesday, November 26, to Saturday, November 29, 2025.
“The Nyota Project will launch the Business Support component, classroom training for the last cohort, covering 17 counties across Central Kenya, Nairobi City, North Eastern Kenya, and Coastal Kenya. This will begin today, Wednesday, November 26, 2025, and continue until Saturday, November 29, 2025, in the respective constituency headquarters,” the State Department for MSME Development stated.
The training which will be conducted in 17 counties marks the final cohort of the program. Participating counties Garissa, Kiambu, Kilifi, Kirinyaga, Kwale, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Mombasa, Murang’a, Nairobi City, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Taita Taveta, Tana River and Wajir.
The training brings the total number of counties that have undergone the NYOTA Project’s business support component to 46.
According to the MSME department, training for Elgeyo Marakwet County which was disrupted due to recent landslides will be scheduled at a later date.
A total of 42,735 youth beneficiaries have been invited to attend the classroom sessions across 510 wards, aligning with the programme requirement of 70 participants per ward.
Selected trainees have already been notified and are required to attend at least 3 of the 4 training days to qualify for business grant disbursement.
All constituency training centres are reported to be fully prepared, with disbursement of start-up capital expected to follow after the training period.
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