Governor Ferdinand Waititu (pictured) has urged local companies to hire locals.
He spoke at the Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology on Friday where he met the county bursary committee.
Waititu said he will push Kiambu firms to hire 70 per cent of residents. The county has created a mobile phone application to apply for jobs.
“Before we give out licences to investors they must agree to hire our people,” the governor said.
He added that he will push for national high schools in the county to set aside one classroom for local students as well as having universities hire Kiambu residents. Waititu said presently, very few locals work in companies operating within the county.
He faulted the company management, saying they prioritise workers from slum areas in Nairobi like Dandora and Kariobangi.
Waititu said the trend must change where the locals should be considered first and paid well. He cited factories in Thika, Limuru and Ruiru as the worst affected.
