- Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei made the revelation on Friday saying the deal was reached on Thursday.
- He said Omani authorities granted recognition of certification issued by the UoN, paving the way for the recruitment of graduates holding Bachelor of Midwifery.
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Kenya has struck a deal with Oman for Midwifery graduates from the University of Nairobi to secure jobs in the Gulf country.
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei made the revelation on Friday saying the deal was reached on Thursday.
The PS said Kenya’s Foreign Affairs team in Muscat facilitated the agreement.
“Glad to announce significant developments in Kenya-Oman relations. Yesterday, Omani authorities granted recognition of certification issued by the University of Nairobi, paving the way for the recruitment of graduates holding Bachelor of Midwifery from the University into Public health facilities in Oman,” Sing’oei said in a statement on Friday.
“Thank you, our team in Muscat for structuring and delivering this deal. More Kenyan universities, both public and private, to follow suit,” he added.
The new development reflects President William Ruto’s commitment to secure job opportunities for Kenyans abroad as part of his strategy to solve joblessness in the country.
Speaking during the 59th celebration of the 59th International Labour Day at the Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on May 1, the President said the government is in this breathe reorganising labour migration to ensure more youth get jobs abroad.
“We are intentional on creating additional opportunities for young people in Kenya to work. It is also the reason why we are reorganizing labour migration, why we are signing bilateral labour agreements because it is my intention that every year, we should be able to send 250,000 Kenyans to work in different parts of the world,” he said.
Ruto said an increased population of Kenyan workforce abroad would also have a ripple effect such that Diaspora remittances would increase and spur development back home.
“I’m very happy that from last year to this year, we have increased our remittances by about Sh50 billion and it’s my intention that in the next five years, we should take our remittances from $4 billion (Sh524bn) to $10 billion (Sh1.3 trillion),” Ruto said.
The President said he believes the milestone is within reach since the country is on the right trajectory.
Domestically, data from the Kenya Bureau of Statistics shows that total employment grew by 4.4 per cent in 2023
The 2024 Economic Survey Report said jobs in the informal sector grew by 4.5 per cent over the same period while Education sector accounted for 445.4 thousand jobs of the Public Sector employment.
Public Administration accounted for 343.9 thousand jobs in 2023, the report said.