President William Ruto has announced that Kenya and Japan will strengthen ties to foster economic growth through diaspora remittances.
The head of state on Wednesday, May 3 announced that Japan has agreed to align its bilateral relations with Kenya in a bid to provide more job opportunities for Kenyans in the Asian nation.
“We agreed to align the curriculum of our two countries so that more Kenyans access skilled and quality jobs in Japan,” said Ruto.
While speaking during a visit by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at State House, the president stated that Kenya will also facilitate the investment of Japanese companies in the country.
President Ruto added that Kenya will further support Japanese companies to finance its developments, including the construction of dams and other capital development projects.
The Japan Prime Minister on his part noted that Japan is keen on investing in Kenya adding that the country is a solid development hub for innovation particularly in the startup sector, energy and ICT upgrading.
“Japan emphasizes on the investment in people. In order to advance the levels of industries in Kenya we affirmed our cooperation to promote the cultivation of human resources together,” said PM Kishida.
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“We also agreed to launch the industry dialogue to accelerate our bilateral cooperation.” He added.
Nonetheless, the two leaders held the meeting while marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Kenya and Japan.
The bilateral meeting comes a day after President Ruto promised to lobby for Kenyan workers to get jobs abroad.
He said he is committed to sign ten new bilateral agreements that will see Kenya send more workers to European, North American and Middle Eastern countries.
