Friday, July 5, 2024 – Kenyans have expressed their fury over President William Ruto's government asking graduates to apply for manual jobs abroad.
This is after Labour Cabinet Secretary
Florence Bore called for Kenyans to apply for jobs abroad in line with the
current regime's plan to secure jobs for Kenyans outside the country.
Bore called upon graduates to
take advantage of the government program and apply for the thousands of jobs
available through National Employment Authority Integrated Management (NEAIMS).
"The government in its quest to source
for employment opportunities and enhance protection of migrant workers, has
actively pursued and negotiated Bilateral Labour Agreements with various
countries thus opening avenues for Kenyans workers to seek employment abroad,
particularly in sectors facing labour shortages," she added.
The CS emphasized that the online platform was
created to ease the job searching process for Kenyans and reduce the rate of
unemployment in the country.
While taking to social media, Kenyans
questioned how the government expected Kenyan graduates to apply for
housekeeping jobs through NEAIMS.
Some of the other jobs included; driver,
housemaid, housekeeper, company cleaner, caregiver, babysitter, kitchen
steward, and house service worker opportunities.
Other jobs include electronic technician, audio
and visual technician, security guard, general cleaner, stateroom attendant,
domestic worker, locksmith, desk clerk, and plumber among other opportunities.
"Wake up and see the foreign jobs this
government is urging Kenyans to take up," one person questioned.
Kenyans complained that interested parties who
agree to take up these jobs are paid less compared to their peers from other
countries.
A section of this group of Kenyans called out
the government for failing to negotiate for better pay and jobs.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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