OUTJO – Kunene governor Vipuakuje Muharukua aims to tackle youth unemployment in the region by developing a database of unemployed youth who can easily be contacted for job opportunities.

He said this during a meeting held at the Etoshapoort Community Hall in Outjo recently.
“We are fortunately developing a database to capture the information of the unemployed in the region.

When opportunities come up, we want to be ready to provide jobs,” the governor said.
He called on unemployed youth in the area to register on the database by availing their identification documents and Curriculum Vitae.
“We have the roadworks between Khorixas and Kamanjab, as announced by honourable Veikko Nekundi, and we want to be ready to give them jobs,” he said.

“We aim to streamline opportunities accordingly ,and provide opportunities straight to the unemployed. We want to make sure opportunities are equitably distributed in the region.”

In an interview with Nampa, Muharukua said they are collaborating with the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations to tackle how both skilled and unskilled youth can be absorbed into the workforce.

“We need to find a way to capacitate the unskilled and skilled youth for opportunities. 

This exercise is the same as what the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations is doing; ours is not unique,” Muharukua said.

The governor said he will engage with the private sector, particularly in tourism and agriculture, to plan how to absorb unemployed youth into quality, sustainable jobs.

He also assured the hopeful attendants that it is not going to be business as usual and that their office is going to fulfil the promises made by the Presidency during last year’s election.
-Nampa