{"id":173020,"date":"2024-04-19T03:45:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T03:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/19\/agreements-with-facebook-and-tiktok-to-aid-kenyan-youth-in-earning-income-says-ruto\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T03:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T03:45:35","slug":"agreements-with-facebook-and-tiktok-to-aid-kenyan-youth-in-earning-income-says-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/19\/agreements-with-facebook-and-tiktok-to-aid-kenyan-youth-in-earning-income-says-ruto\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreements with Facebook and TikTok to Aid Kenyan Youth in Earning Income, says Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-311742\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"539\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tiktok-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-311742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tiktok-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"539\"  \/>The Government is investing in the development of Kenya\u2019s creative economy to expand opportunities for talented youth, President William Ruto reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>To unleash a creative revolution in the country, President Ruto pledged to promote the expansion of galleries for Kenyan art and craft locally and abroad, establish a Film Fund and create incentives to boost local filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government will also enforce intellectual property rights and take advantage of the digital economy to enhance incomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cO<em>ur highly talented youth are capable of creative excellence in such diverse fields as music, theatre and drama, graphic design and digital animation, fashion and craft, as well as new and emerging fields like virtual and augmented reality,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks during the National Drama and Film Festival Winners\u2019 State Concert, Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri County.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-311741\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"572\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tikto.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-311741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tikto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"572\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>President Ruto said the government has signed agreements with Google, META\/Facebook and TikTok to commercialise and monetise content produced by talented youth in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur creatives in pageantry and fashion have not been left behind either, with global pageants like the iconic Miss Universe headed to Kenya,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>The President said the government rolled out the Talanta Hela Initiative to enhance monetisation of talents in the country.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThrough Talanta Hela, we have a framework for identifying, nurturing and monetising talents in a bottom-up manner. 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