Government to Explore Opportunities For Kenyans Abroad
The government will expand economic ties with South Korea to create business and job opportunities for Kenyans.
President William Ruto said Kenya will engage the South Korean Government to unlock opportunities in technology, trade, investment and maritime operations.
“We have about 300 Kenyans in South Korea, the next time I come to South Korea I hope we will have 10,000 Kenyan youth working here.”
Speaking in Seoul, South Korea, during a meeting with the Kenya Community in Korea, President Ruto said bilateral talks will also focus on securing markets for Kenyan products.
The Head of State said Kenya will focus on value addition with a view of exporting value added products.
“We must move from processing 5 percent of our tea to 50 percent in the next five years and in 10 years time we should be able to process every gram of tea grown in Kenya.”