- President William Ruto signed a labor transfer agreement with Germany that will allow thousands of Kenyans to the European country
- Aktiv Bus Flensburg has employed four bus drivers from Kenya (two male and two female), and it was expected that another 3,000 would be employed.
- The CEO of Aktiv Bus Flensburg revealed that the European country faces a shortage of 400,000 workers every year.
Kenyan drivers have started working in Germany a few days after the President William Ruto ink a labor agreement with that European country.
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The German Federal Office showed four drivers of Kenya (two males and two females) received by Claus Rune Madsen, Minister of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Kenyan ambassador to Germany Stella Mokaya.
The four couples will work at Aktiv Bus Flensburg.
How many bus drivers from Kenya will be employed in Germany?
The Standard newspaper reported that 3,000 Kenyan bus drivers will find work in Germany.
The Ambassador of Kenya in Germany, Stella Mokaya, said that this comes after a productive dialogue between the two countries which she led together with Rose Wanja, the regional representative of Skillution in Germany.
“Germany was the first country to recognize Kenya's independence in 1963 and thus laid a solid foundation for cooperation that has brought strong bilateral cooperation, a good example of international cooperation,” Mokaya explained.
The general director of Aktiv Bus Flensburg revealed that the European country faces a shortage of 400,000 workers every year.
Germany explains William Ruto's job claims
President William Ruto said during an interview with DW that the agreement signed between Kenya and Germany will create 250,000 jobs for Kenyans.
However, the German Ministry of the Interior denied the claims, saying that no agreement had been made to provide 250,000 jobs to Kenyans.
The ministry emphasized that the agreement did not include specific numbers or specific sections of the workforce.
What did Sweden offer immigrants?
In other news, Sweden announced plans to offer migrants up to $34,000 (KSh 4.4 million) to voluntarily return to their countries from 2026.
The new policy was expected to appeal to long-term unemployed immigrants or those dependent on government welfare.
Immigration Minister Johan Forssell announced the policy change, saying it marked a “paradigm change” in Sweden's approach to immigration.
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