The Kenyan government has issued a fresh warning about a scam targeting beneficiaries of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme, as the second disbursement of grants approaches. Fraudulent apps are falsely claiming association with NYOTA, requiring registration fees for the Ksh50,000 grants.

• A further Ksh4.4 billion will be disbursed to NYOTA grantees starting next week.
• The NYOTA programme, funded by the World Bank, aims to empower Kenyan youth by tackling unemployment and income insecurity.
• President William Ruto announced that 6,000 enterprises in Nairobi alone would receive Ksh300 million to scale up small businesses.