Use a Youth Empowerment Centre (YEC)
State Department for Youth Affairs · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Youth Empowerment Centres are government one-stop centres for young people, with a library, cyber café, counselling, entrepreneurship training, games and a gym. To find the one near you, contact the State Department for Youth Affairs regional office.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- In person at a Youth Empowerment Centre; ask the State Department for Youth Affairs regional office for the nearest one
Steps
- Find your nearest centre through the State Department for Youth Affairs regional office. In Nairobi: Nyayo House, 13th Floor, Rooms 10 & 11, phone 0722 840 684.
- Visit the centre and use what you need: entrepreneurship training, information, ICT, counselling, games and networking.
Watch out
- Centres are built in wings. Wing A has the library, cyber café, counselling room and indoor games room.
- The gym, multipurpose hall and reproductive health facility are in Wing B, so not every centre may have them yet.
Who can apply
- Young people. The centres are hubs for all government activities involving the youth across the country.
Official sources (1)
- Youth Empowerment Centers youth.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026