Friday, May 31, 2024 - The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has turned to Kenyans in Diaspora to help President William Ruto in sourcing for job opportunities for citizens back home.
This comes even as President William Ruto’s administration
is engaging multiple countries to sign labour agreements that will see Kenya
export 2,500 citizens weekly to work abroad.
Speaking during a Diaspora engagement in Minnesota, United
States, Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu, said the move will
complement efforts pursued by the government to ensure the eradication of
unemployment.
“The government is doing all it can to address the issue of
unemployment back home by seeking to engage Kenya's skilled, talented and
resilient youthful population through sourcing for gainful employment
opportunities,” the PS stated.
She added that her State Department was also championing the
protection of the rights and welfare of Kenyans in the diaspora.
Apart from finding job opportunities for Kenyans back home,
diasporans were asked to contribute to the labour mobility discourse.
The Kenya Kwanza administration foresees this as not only a
way to end unemployment but also boost the country economically through
diaspora remittances.
Already, the government is finalising labour agreements with
Canada, Germany, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman among others.
Apart from engaging in labour mobility discourses, Kenyans
in the diaspora were also challenged to participate in skills and knowledge
transfer.
PS Njogu remarked that Kenyans working abroad should
consider investing at home, remarking there were immense opportunities across
various sectors.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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