NYOTA warns youth against fake app ahead of development skills training in 25 counties
The Lower Eastern counties scheduled for training are Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni. In North Rift, the sessions will be held in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Turkana, Baringo, and Laikipia.
The National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project has confirmed that its Business Development Skills (BDS) training will take place from November 14 to 17 in 25 counties. Selected participants will be informed directly via SMS about the exact venues for their sessions.
"NYOTA Business Development Skills (BDS) Training will be commencing in the following counties. Those selected will receive official SMS notifications indicating the venue of their training," the project stated in a notice issued Thursday, November 13.
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The project underlined that attending these sessions is not optional for those chosen. "Attendance of the BDS training is mandatory for all selected beneficiaries to qualify for the next step, which is receiving business capital support under the NYOTA Project," the notice added.
The Lower Eastern counties scheduled for training are Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni. In North Rift, the sessions will be held in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Turkana, Baringo, and Laikipia.
The Upper Eastern counties include Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, and Isiolo, while the South Rift and Maa counties are Nakuru, Narok, Kajiado, and Nandi. Nyanza and South Rift counties will host training in Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Kericho, and Bomet.
This announcement follows a recent warning from NYOTA about a fake mobile application falsely claiming links to the project.
On November 12, the project cautioned youth against falling for the scam.
"NYOTA Project has no fund app. The information being circulated about the fund app is fake. Youth, let’s stay alert so that we don’t fall victim to fraudsters," it said.
Earlier, the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) also raised concerns over fraudulent M-PESA messages claiming youth had received funds from NYOTA.
"We have received reports of fraudulent M-Pesa messages claiming that youth have received funds from the NYOTA Project or NYOTA Foundation and prompting recipients to send money to unknown numbers," MSEA said on October 27.
MSEA clarified that no payments have been made and advised the public to rely only on official channels.
"Please note: NYOTA has not sent any M-Pesa-related payments. All official SMS communication to youth will be sent only from 'Nyota Ke' and through the project's verified social media pages," it added.
The Authority urged Kenyans to ignore, report, and avoid sharing suspicious messages. “We urge the public to ignore, avoid sharing, and report any such messages or suspicious activity," MSEA concluded.
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