Richard Muteti the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations Handing over tools of trade to at least 184 young entrepreneurs in Makueni County to start and grow their businesses in the Jua Kali/MSMEs sector under the "Ujuzi Teke Teke"(Skills on the go) Youth Empowerment Programme in Makueni County with H. E. Governor Kivutha Kibwana,. Ujuzi Teketeke is a 8-week youth life skills training initiative where learners are attached to established craftsmen for on-the-job training to equip young people with industrial skills.Those who successfully complete the training are issued start-up kits to start their own biz. The programme is supported by the National Industrial Training Authority & Kenya National Federation of Juakali Association. Areas of focus include:Catering, Barber and salon, Mechanics, Plumbing, Carpentry, Masonry, Photography & video production, Agribusiness, Tailoring &Welding. A Youth Empowerment Programme, targeting hundreds of young people in the informal sector
COMESA Business Council - Small and Medium Enteprises Workgroup ( CBC-SMEs Workgroup)
COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL & SMEs
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Richard Muteti, SMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends CEOs breakfast meeting with EABC CEO and EAC Secretary General
calling for the development, promotion and certification of informal/MSMEs sector skills in the EAC region to improve their competitiveness and productivity. “we must prepare the MSMEs Sector players to take advantage of the African continental free trade area- during the EABC CEO breakfast roundtable with EAC Secretary General - Kenyan Chapter held today 06/08/2021
MSMEs constitute more than 80 percent of all total jobs in EAC region
Richard Muteti is also the Chairman of the COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group
Richard Muteti, the East African Community SMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends an EASTRIP Meeting in Addis
Three East African countries are participating in the Eastern Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), i.e. Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The project supports the development of highly specialized Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs as well as industry-recognized short term certificate level training, and is targeting regional priority sectors in transport, energy, manufacturing and ICT / the project promotes the mobility of students and faculty within and beyond the region and will establish a community of practice of TVET in the region. A quality demand-driven TVET system can be a powerful engine for youth skills development leading to employment and poverty alleviation
Friday, May 3, 2019
Richard Muteti and Intellectual Property Rights:
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Brief on COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group
- Lobby and
advocate for the interest of the private sector in the policy making
process at COMESA and at the national level and regional level;
- Ensure a harmonized
and informed position is presented to the CBC Board for advocacy with all
interests of the sectors represented;
- Ensure
Increased Policy Dialogue between Public and Private Sector at the
regional level;
- Ensure that
the positions of Work Group are presented to the policy organs meetings
for consideration;
- Ensure increased
participation of the private sector membership in policy dialogue.