As promised by President William Ruto, the government today, Saturday, July 26, inducted 25,000 new youth workers into the Climate Worx Program during an event held at Uhuru Gardens.
The move marks a significant milestone in the scaling-up of Kenya’s urban climate response strategy, which is centered around green jobs, environmental renewal, and community resilience.
The Climate Worx Program is a flagship sustainability and youth empowerment initiative implemented under the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with county governments, the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), NYS, civil society organisations, and other partners.
The program addresses pressing environmental challenges such as river pollution, solid waste build-up, and degraded public spaces as well as creating meaningful livelihoods for thousands of young Kenyans.
“This isn’t just about cleaning up our environment, it’s about tackling the problem at the source” said Rtd. Brigadier Joseph Muracia CEO the of Nairobi Rivers Commission “It’s about restoring dignity to informal workers, revitalizing neglected urban spaces, and building a greener, more inclusive future led by our youth.”Today’s inductees will be deployed across a network of active and upcoming Climate Worx sites, mainly in high density informal settlements, urban riparian corridors, and flood prone zones.
This workforce includes a mix of youth, women, NYS graduates, and community-based groups who were selected through a structured recruitment drive over the past few months.
The program is part of President Ruto’s deliberate efforts to create youth employment and break away from the long-standing habit of lamenting youth unemployment without taking action.
The hiring of 21,000 youth in Nairobi last October, combined with today’s intake, brings the total to 46,000 in the capital.
Recruitment is currently underway to onboard 150,000 more across the country.
