Two members of OSIEPE Yes! recently attended a national youth in agribusiness consultation and dialogue forum organized by the Agricultural Council of Kenya (AgCK) at Lukenya Getaway, Machakos County. The meeting was organized to dialogue on youth in agribusiness engagement in AgCK activities and also to provide input into the new Kenya Agricultural Transformation Strategy and Investment Plan that are currently under development by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MoALF). At the meeting the group’s convener – Jenice Achieng’ accompanied by Charles Bruno presented the OSIEPE Practical Action model and led other youth groups in charting a new approach to youth involvement in agribusiness in Kenya. As an outcome of the meeting OSIEPE Yes! has been invited to exhibit in an agribusiness expo at Egerton University taking place 15th – 17th May 2017. OSIEPE Yes! is proud to be recognized by many national networks.
The two members are organizing to debrief the group members and implement an action plan that would "take us to the next level". OSIEPE Yes! has negotiated for a slot in the youth committee of AgCK organizing activities including member mobilization, resource mobilization and planning for a national youth forum in which the new Kenya Youth in Agribusiness Strategy will be launched by the President of Kenya and also participation in a cross country learning eExtension side event at a global event to be hosted by Kenya in June 2017 on Gobal Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) in Nairobi.