State House Spokesman Hussein Mohamed has dismissed reports that some youth who attended a recent State House empowerment event did not receive the motorcycles and other equipment promised to boost income generation.

The clarification came after Citizen TV featured cases of youth who said they never received the items despite being photographed receiving them.

Mohamed called the claims false, insisting that all 1,100 registered groups from Nairobi that submitted proposals for empowerment projects were approved, funded, and delivered.

“Each group had 10 members, with a chairperson responsible for collecting and distributing the items in an orderly process. That’s 11,000 people in total,” Mohamed said in a statement posted on X.

Dennis Itumbi, Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy, also denied the claims, explaining that the motorcycles and other equipment were issued to groups, not individuals. “Only the group chairmen were allowed to collect the items. That was the official process,” he posted on X.

The responses come after youth from Jacaranda in Embakasi told Citizen TV they never received the promised items and now fear for their safety after posting a video urging President William Ruto to explain what happened.

The youth described the programme as a sham and called on anyone in possession of the motorbikes and ownership papers to come forward.

Dickens Kamau Odhiambo, popularly known as Kamau wa Kisumu, said his life is in danger after a viral video in which he told Bunge la Mwananchi in Jacaranda, Kayole, that he had been deceived and never received the motorbike promised to him at the State House event.

“Senator Karen Nyamu was the one who put us on the list… We arrived at 10 a.m., and we were given rice and minced meat,” he told Citizen TV. Odhiambo said he was photographed with a motorbike, then told to leave through Gate D. There, he met GSU guards who told him he had submitted his details and should go home.

“When I asked how they would know my home address, they said they would use Truecaller. When I asked further, they chased me away,” Odhiambo said, adding that he now receives threatening calls from private numbers. “They tell me I have two options—I record a video saying I received the motorcycle or say I didn’t attend State House. I refused.”

Collins Otwala said his group was also sent home empty-handed. “We were 50, and 10 of us were selected. Our proposal was to get media equipment, but we were told to go home. Even those who were supposed to get motorcycles didn’t receive them,” he said.

The youth described the programme as a scam, with Odhiambo adding: “I am ready for them to kill me, but I will not accept being deceived. They didn’t give me the motorbike. And if they want to kill me, let them.”