Government Committed to Labour Mobility Reforms, Says PS Roseline Njogu

Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu has said that the government is committed to address labour mobility holistically in Kenya.

She added the government effort is through the whole government approach under various Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction [MDAs].

“All key stakeholders are working tirelessly to streamline processes, provide accurate information, and create policies that facilitate smooth and safe movement of the Kenyan workforce abroad,’’she pointed out.

Roseline said the whole government approach is promoting the efficient management of all aspects of labour mobility.

She was speaking in Embu County during the final day of the Mt. Kenya East Job Fair held at the Moi Stadium.

The PS said all aspects of labour mobility are from training and certification to placement and protection through the implementation of the Global Labour Market Strategy.

On her part, Embu governor Cecily Mbarire lauded the multi-stakeholder organizers for holding such an event at a point when the country is full of skilled, talented and youthful population who are ready for the international labour market.

As the co-sponsor of the event, the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through Principal Secretary Dr. Esther Muoria, underpinned the importance of the job fairs which she said offer a platform to link skilled workforce at the grassroots with the opportunities available in the international labour market.

She added that the State Department for TVET is in the process of implementing Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) and Dual Training Model, a model that is angled to ensure TVET trainees gain top notch industrial skills that will enable them to fit in the ever-changing industrial skills in the local and international labour market.

“Today’s event is part of the Mashinani engagement, through which the State Department for Diaspora Affairs intends to hold job fairs in all the regions to sensitize the Kenyan public on the job opportunities available abroad, provide procedural and documentation guidance on labour migration, and enlighten Kenyans on the benefits and challenges of labour migration,” she pointed out.

Similarly, the State Department for Diaspora Affairs is working on a Kazi Majuu Portal, which will be launched soon to enable Kenyans access available jobs abroad wherever they are.