Kakamega County Youth Service and Women Empowerment Act, 2019 (No. 5 of 2019). Country/Territory Kenya Territorial subdivision Kakamega Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 7 (Kakamega County Acts No. 5). Long titleAn Act of the County Assembly of Kakamega County to give effect to Article 55 of the Constitution; establish the Kakamega County Youth and Women Empowerment Service and for connected matters and incidental purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Capacity building Rural employment Youth Gender Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract The purpose of the Act is to ensure that youths and women have access to relevant education and training, employment opportunities, participate in political, social and economic spheres of life, and be protected from exploitation and harmful cultural practices. It also aims to promote the participation of youths and women in development and empowerment programs, and provide necessary training to facilitate increased employment and self-reliance of the youth and women. The Act establishes the Kakamega County Youth and Women Empowerment Service to train youths and women and involve them in tasks which serve the County. It provides extensively for the composition of the Service, its membership and how it interacts with youths and women groups. Full text English