Two MKU students scoop MbeleNaBiz Business Grants
Mount Kenya University finalist students among the 750 young entrepreneurs who have been selected under the MbeleNaBiz Competition for grants and seed capital funding. The MbeleNaBiz Competition which was organized by the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs under the Kenya Youth Enterprise and Opportunities Project seeks to help youth-run enterprises expand their solutions.
Mr. Mwanza Christopher Arunga- a Bachelor of Education( Arts) student won Ksh. 3.6 M for animal feeds processing plant in Kakamega County while Ms. Kangethe Sylvia Wanjiku, a procurement student, won Ksh. 900,000/= for chocolate making business in Muranga County.
The two students received the call of proposal from Mount Kenya University office of the Director, Career and Alumni Services in March 2020 and proceeded to submit their ideas to MbelenaBiz Competition.
Innovation and Youth Affairs under the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project had 11,000 entries from which the 750 winners were chosen.
Mount Kenya University supports Entrepreneurial Alumni through Graduate Enterprise Academy (GEA) which is a business incubation initiative where MKU trains graduates on starting and running successful businesses.
In addition to GEA, Mount Kenya University also trains its’ students on entrepreneurship through Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) Program which equips them with action based knowledge on instructions to do things to be successful in entrepreneurship
