Council manager receives praise for employing youths

National, Normal
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The National, Friday 21st September 2012

By LEONNIE WAYANG-SEVUA
LAE city council manager Roy Kamen has been praised for creating employment opportunities for youths in the city by engaging them in beautification programmes.
Nelson Zatura, a community chief at the Talair compound, commended Kamen for his work and urged him to continue his efforts to engage youths by creating jobs for them.
“Since Kamen took office, he has taken youths out of the slums and provided jobs for them to alleviate poverty,”  Zatura said.
He said when youths were left to roam the streets, they engaged in the use of drugs and alcohol, which contributed to the rise of crimes in the city.
“Kamen has touched the heart of the problem by employing these youths.
“When youths have jobs, they have money in their pockets and do not have time for other activities that are criminal in nature.”
Zatura thanked the provincial executive council for appointing Kamen as he was a person with a vision to create changes for Lae.
“I want to urge contractors and youths engaged in the beautification programme to have patience and cooperate with Kamen so that he can continue to enable more opportunities for them so that others to can join in to  work,” Zatura said.
He appealed to Morobeans and the public in Lae to look after the  city and not to litter or deface any property.