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Hope as Italian shipping line start to hire Kenyans

Steve Owaki [left] from Seafarers union of Kenya talks to Kenya chefs recruited to work aboard Msc cruise ships at the Moi international Airport before they flew out to Genoa, Italy. October 1, 2021.[Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Over 100 Kenyans have been hired by an Italian cruise ship firm in the post-Covid-19 era.

17 chefs jetted out of the country to work aboard Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) cruise ship in Europe, giving a ray of hope to thousands of seafarers in the country.

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