The Effectiveness of Government initiated Youth Entrepreneurship support in Busia County
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Date
2019Author
Mang'eni, Susan, A
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Entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention from governments and development actors
across the world as an alternative source of employment and wealth creation for the youth. The
Kenya government has for the last two decades invested in interventions aimed at enabling youth
entrepreneurship in the economy. YEDF and AGPO are such interventions that enable youth
entrepreneurs’ access to finance and government procurement opportunities respectively. The
study assessed the effectiveness of government initiated Youth entrepreneurship interventions in
Busia County. The objectives of the study were to determine the rural youth entrepreneurial
profile; the level of access and utilization of YEDF and AGPO; establish barriers to the effective
access and utilization of YEDF and AGPO and finally determine measures for enhancing
effective access and utilization of YEDF and AGPO. The study population entailed YEDF
beneficiaries in Busia County spanning the period between 2016- 2018. A multi-stage sampling
that employed both probability and non-probability techniques was used to draw the appropriate
sample for the study. The first stage of sampling employed purposive techniques in selecting the
three (3) constituencies out of the seven (7) that constitute Busia County. Matayos, Funyula and
Teso South were purposively selected to ensure regional and ethnic balancing in the study.
Proportionate stratified sampling technique was then used to draw a sample size of 104 from a
study population of 141 and thereafter convenience sampling was used to draw the sample for
the study. The study findings indicate a low access and utilization of YEDF and AGPO initiatives
in Busia County. Barriers were identified, the key one being the inadequacy of the initiatives
models in addressing the specific entrepreneurial needs of the youth entrepreneurs within the
rural contexts such as Busia County. Recommendations were made including the need for the
government to review the youth entrepreneurship support models and align them to the specific
entrepreneurial needs of the youth in different context for the maximum impact.
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University of Nairobi
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