Kakamega County Youth Service and Women Empowerment Act, 2019 (No. 5 of 2019).

The purpose of the Act is to ensure that youths and women have access to relevant education and training, employment opportunities, participate in political, social and economic spheres of life, and be protected from exploitation and harmful cultural practices. It also aims to promote the participation of youths and women in development and empowerment programs, and provide necessary training to facilitate increased employment and self-reliance of the youth and women. The Act establishes the Kakamega County Youth and Women Empowerment Service to train youths and women and involve them in tasks which serve the County. It provides extensively for the composition of the Service, its membership and how it interacts with youths and women groups.