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Push to amend draft Bill to support youth in creative industry

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Parliament Buildings. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Stakeholders are pushing for sweeping amendments to a proposed law seeking to have the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts collaborate with financial institutions to incentivise the creative industry.

The draft Creative Industry Bill 2023, which calls for the creation of a creative industries development fund and formulation of credit facilities for creatives, is undergoing stakeholders' review at the Kenya School of Government, Nairobi.

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