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October 14, 2025
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Don't politicize the Nyota project, beef it up, Nyoro to Ruto

Kiharu Mp Ndindi Nyoro wants President William Ruto to stop politicizing the World Bank's Nyota grant and instead increase it to benefit more youths...
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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has urged President William Ruto to stop politicizing the World Bank's Nyota grant and instead substantially increase its funding to benefit more Kenyan youth. Nyoro criticized the government's borrowing habits, asserting that the Nyota project, designed to support young people, deserves greater investment rather than being used for political gain.
- The Nyota project is a World Bank-funded program with a Sh5 billion grant, which Ndindi Nyoro suggests should be matched by the government, raising the individual youth allocation from Sh50,000 to Sh100,000.
- Nyoro claimed the government has borrowed Sh1 trillion in eight months, averaging Sh4 billion daily, compared to President Mwai Kibaki's Sh1.2 trillion borrowed over ten years.
- The MP also highlighted that other MPs, like Emuhaya MP Omboko Milemba, accuse the administration of failing to involve them in the program's implementation, making beneficiaries unclear, particularly in the 70 beneficiaries per ward distribution model for its 100,000 youth target.
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