KoTDA innovation programs benefits 1,000 youth

Kisumu, Kenya, Nov 19 – The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) has empowered at least 1,000 youth over the last eighteen months through various innovation programs.

Three hundred of the youth were reached through the Great COVID-19 Acceleration Challenge which was organized by KoTDA in partnership with the Association of Countrywide Innovations Hubs with a view to spurring innovations around the pandemic crisis.

The rest of the youth were reached through other innovation initiatives in which the Authority has been participated in.

KoTDA’s Chief Manager in charge of Business Development and Innovation Stella Muhoro, during the Lake Basin Innovation and Investment Week  held in Kisumu, said the agency will l continue to build in order to transform Kenya into a Knowledge-based economy.”

“The Konza Technopolis Development Authority is glad to be part of the second edition of this conference. Kisumu has demonstrated itself to be a vibrant city that promises to deliver innovative solutions that will contribute to Kenya’s progress towards the attainment of the aspirations of the Kenya Vision 2030.” She added.

The KoTDA Chief Business Manager, who represented the KoTDA CEO John Tanui, added that the conference also provided a benchmark for other regions to scale up the innovations.

LakeHub Founder, James Odede said the Lake Basin Innovation and Investment Week attracted 1,000 attendees drawn from across the innovation industry.

He said, “We are doing this event for the third time and the whole point is to convene entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, policymakers, government, development agencies and other ecosystem players to share ideas that can spur economic growth of the Lake Victoria Basin. We are glad that we attracted about 500 physical attendees and another 500 virtual attendees.”