By James
Wakahiu
Family Bank
is committed to the promotion of job-creating institutions in order to absorb
the ever-increasing number of unemployed youth, thus shunning them from
engaging in anti-social activities.
The bank’s
Chief Commercial Officer, Ken Kaniu, says idle and frustrated Kenyan youth are
easily enticed into crimes and drug abuse, among other evil activities. “This
is why our bank will continue to support employment-generating enterprises to
engage our youth,” the officer said.
He was
speaking to delegates during the three-day Second International Conference on
Peace and security held at Mount Kenya University (MKU) which ended over the
weekend. The bank had hosted a dinner for them at the
Thika Sports Club.
Kaniu said
the bank supports businesses because love, peace and unity cannot be realized
if the gap between the poor and rich continues to widen. “We cannot have peace
when the majority of our youth are unemployed,” he said.
The banker
commends MKU, sponsors including United Nations organizations, government
departments and private sector partners for arranging the conference. “This
forum would not have come at a better time. We need these messages of peace to
go out there especially now are just around the corner,” he said.
Kaniu said
MKU opened an account with Family Bank in 2008 and since then, they together
walked the talk. “We will continue to support MKU to prosper. We have supported
the university to grow and we are now happy that the institution has over
40,000 in all its local and regional campuses,” said the banker.
Photo By James Wakahiu
Delegates to the floor at Thika Sports Club as the Second International Conference on Peace, Security and Social Enterprise held at Mount Kenya University came to a close last weekend.
MKU’s
Pro-Chancellor, Dr Vincent Gaitho,
hailed the bank for the support it has offered to the instution over the yaers
as well as agreeing to be a sponsor for last weeks’ international conference.
The event’s
master of ceremony, Jesse Mwangi, urged the bank to continue partnering MKU and
to enter into a new partnership with its sister company, TV47 media house to
promote peace in the country.
Among those
who attended the function were MKU Chairman Prof David Serem and the university’s
Finance Director, John Mwangi.
ENDS
