Kenya and
Germany are negotiating an agreement that would allow Kenyans to fill around
250,000 unfilled positions in Germany.
The agreement
aims to facilitate the migration of professionals, skilled workers, and
semi-skilled Kenyans to Germany.
In addition to
labor migration, the two nations discussed trade imbalance issues.
According to
President William Ruto of Kenya, an agreement between Kenya and Germany is in
the works and may see Berlin welcome Kenyans to fill some of the 250,000
unfilled positions to help the European country's enormous labor need.
Chancellor Olaf
Scholz of Germany and President Ruto of Kenya relayed the information during a
joint news conference from the State House in Nairobi.
According to the
deal, the European nation would take in more professionals, skilled workers,
and semi-skilled Kenyans. Nairobi wants Berlin to reconsider and relax
immigration restrictions so that Kenyans can work in Germany in order to make
this possible.
They also agreed
to create a framework for linking Kenyan technical and vocational training
(TVET) colleges with chosen TVET colleges in Germany, with the purpose of
encouraging labor migration from Kenya to Germany following graduation.
“We have agreed
to establish a technical team from my office and the ministries of Foreign
Affairs and Labour in both countries, to initiate discussions, expeditiously
navigate the procedures and formulate an appropriate framework for the export
of labor to Germany,” President Ruto said.
“To bridge the
language gap, we agreed to introduce the teaching and learning of German in
basic education institutions, TVETs, and other institutions of higher learning.
Germany agreed to support us in training teachers,” the president added.
Germany in turn
promised to fund, extend, and modernize the country's TVET institutions and
centers of excellence from three to seven as part of a scheme that will benefit
more Kenyan youth and reduce unemployment.
Kenya is
Germany's most significant commercial partner in East Africa. The President, on
the other hand, bemoaned the fact that the trade balance favored Germany.
According to
him, Kenya's exports to Germany in 2021 would be valued at only $130 million,
while imports will be worth $392 million. “I have therefore called on the
Chancellor to review tariff barriers and allow Kenyan products to enter Germany
as well as the European market,” President Ruto said.
Kenya also
requested Germany to help its efforts to complete negotiations on the East
African Community-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement. The two
presidents also agreed on the importance of global cooperation to alleviate the
impacts of climate change
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