During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday chaired by President William Ruto, the Head of State was briefed that 105,367 Kenyans have secured jobs abroad since July 2023. The cabinet dispatch highlighted that 16,943 of these workers were cleared for international employment opportunities in just the first quarter of the year. The Cabinet also discussed the growing demand for Kenyan workers in key sectors abroad, with Kenya having signed bilateral labour agreements with Germany and Austria. These reforms are designed to better prepare Kenyan workers for the cultural and professional demands of their destination countries. The government's broader goal is to facilitate the movement of between 5,000 and 10,000 Kenyan workers abroad each week.

Source: Daily Nation November 15, 2024 00:24 UTC