The Youth Space Kenya

 Since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic the Government of Kenya has been tinkering with a raft of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the ravaging virus. Some of the measures the government came up with included but not limited to; ordering the closure of some businesses, reducing the number of business/working hours and restriction of movement into and out of specified areas within and out of the country. Kenyan youth, who make up about 30% of the population, have continued to suffer from the impact of these containment measures since March 2020. Most Small and Micro-Enterprises  in Kenya are owned and, or, run by the youth. For these SMEs and other startups to grow they require adequate funding and an enabling environment to thrive. The Covid-19 pandemic hasn't provided such an environment since most of the measures to contain it led to closure of most startups, massive job losses and scaling down of operations in most business enterprises. As part of the recovery str...