The County Government of Meru will involve youths and women in construction and maintenance of feeder roads that connect both Eastern and Western by-passes in Meru town, through the Community Roads Empowerment (CORE) program.

The CORE is an NGO based in Kenya which trains youth on how to improve feeder roads using Do-Nou technology that uses locally available materials and requires human labour only without much machinery, hence creating employment opportunities.

Speaking during a consultative meeting with officials from World Bank and Japanese Government, the CECM in-charge of Roads, Transport and Energy, Mr Julius Taitumu praised the World Bank and Japanese Government for the program. Mr Taitumu added that the Government through his department is committed to working with the World Bank as well as the Japanese Government to improve the feeder roads through the Do-Nou technology as a way of creating employment opportunities especially to the jobless youth along the by-passes.

Ms.Akiko Kishiue, the Urban transport specialist from World Bank, emphasized that the program will create job opportunities for the community. She encouraged the youths to consider creating companies after training so as to benefit from National and County Government tenders.

The area MCA Mr Elias Murega hailed the County Government and the World Bank for coming up with such a program that will see Meru youth empowered.