The youth are the seed of a generation. Nurturing them into making the best out of their God-given talents and opportunities presented in school and in the course of their interaction with their peers, while upholding noble values, guarantees a morally upright society that can be counted on for a nation’s success.

It is against this backdrop that the Kiambu Association of Pentecostal and Evangelical Clergy of Kenya (APECK) held a Youth Empowerment Training aimed at dignifying lives led by the youth on Friday 20th January, at the St. Paul’s University Students Amphitheater. The colourful event was graced by H.E Pastor Dr. Dorcas Rigathi, the Second Lady of the Republic of Kenya, St. Paul’s University’s senior management led by Canon Prof. James Kombo, the Vice Chancellor, and clergy in Kiambu County among other eminent persons.

While making her remarks, the guest speaker, by H.E Pastor Dr. Dorcas emphasized empowerment of the boy child by virtue of being the seed of the future generations and their potential in making invaluable input to the nation for instance joining the police service to reinforce national security, proper parenting and the youth utilizing their God-given talents. She also implored the audience to pass on lessons taken from the forum to their peers in multiples in 10 in order to reach as many people as they could. The insightful speech couldn’t come to an end without a blessing from H.E. She led the congregation into a session of personal supplication that was crowned by a prayer for the youth and the intuition’s management. “I will not conclude without doing what I love most,” she quipped.

The youth were also treated to eye opening sessions by Bishop Gichuki, Rev. Ngugi, Mr. Simon Kang’ethe, Dr. Jane Ngure and Dr. Lydia Maina who delved on self-awareness, maximizing their potentials, proper time management and engaging in useful activities for their own good.

This being the inaugural forum, we look forward to more enlightening sessions as we secure a bright future for the youth.