- Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu said German companies badly need labour.
- She added that this is because of how the two countries' demographics are set up.
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Kenya and Germany recently signed an agreement to create job opportunities abroad.
The two countries signed the Comprehensive Agreement on Sharing of Labour, Talent and Mobility in Berlin.
Under the deal, Germany agreed to open the doors to skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers in a controlled and targeted labour migration deal.
In a statement by the State Department for Diaspora Affairs on X, PS for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu listed two links for Kenyans who would like to work in Germany.
Njogu said that Kenyans can find job opportunities at https://make-it-in-germany.com/en/ and https://deutschland.de/de/arbeiten-in-deutschland.
Speaking on Wednesday, Njogu said German companies badly need labour.
She added that this is because of how the two countries' demographics are set up.
"We have also done work in the agreement on issues like recognition of Kenyan skills, Kenyan accreditation, Kenyan certificates and more," she said on Spice FM.
"We have done work on attempting to time different sorts of TVET institutions, where we say there's this TVET somewhere in Kirinyaga and an institution in Bremen. How can we make these two work together so that there is co-learning, co-teaching, and exchange programmes."
The PS said that the two countries will transfer skills and technology through the opportunities.
She added that Kenyans will also find a good job, good wage or salary and new experiences.
PS Njogu, however, said under the Kenya-German agreement, it will be advantageous for one to learn the German language to be in a better position to grab the opportunity.
Germany agreed to ease some of its immigration laws to enable Kenyans to find employment in Europe's biggest economy.
In a statement on Sunday, Njogu said the agreement will enhance cooperation and understanding between the two countries.
“The implementation phase of the agreement is set to begin as Kenya eagerly anticipates that this new framework will foster stronger people-to-people connections between Kenya and Germany, enhancing mutual understanding and cooperation,” she said.
The PS noted that unlike the previous labour agreements, which were quota-based, the new agreement will focus on matching Kenyan talents to the German labour market.
Njogu said Kenya boasts a large, well-trained, and enterprising workforce that can be a significant contributor to the global labour market.
“Unlike traditional quota-based bilateral labour agreements, this new agreement focuses on creating a framework for matching Kenyan talent to German labour market needs.”
The PS added that the deal will also provide a framework for cooperation and information exchange on labour mobility, apprenticeship, student training, labour market needs, employment and welfare of workers, readmission and return.