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Originally published by The Standardtop
February 18, 2026
1w ago
Calls for youth to be tech-savvy and exploit digital economy opportunities
Kenyan youth have been challenged to embrace Artificial Intelligence, digital skills, and innovation to create jobs and drive national development...
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Kenyan youth are urged to embrace AI, digital skills, and innovation to create jobs and foster national development, particularly within the expanding digital economy. This call was made to the 2026 cohort of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) during their induction.
- Andrew Kagwa, Operations Editor at the Standard Group, emphasized leveraging the digital economy and app-based solutions.
- The 733 top-performing students from Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship programs will undertake a six-month paid internship at Equity Bank branches, earning Sh50,000 per month.
- Since 1998, the ELP has supported 10,505 university scholars, with 1,115 securing admission to leading global universities on fully funded scholarships.
- Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group, hailed the scholars as a "generation of problem-solvers ready to transform communities."
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