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Kenya, Korea sign deal to train over 400,000 youths

KIMFT President Park Jinsoo and a delegation of stakeholders with PIU Vice-Chancellor Prof Gideon Maina at PIU's Murang'a campus on September 23, 2023. [Courtesy]

A Korean maritime institute has signed a deal to train more than 400,000 Kenyans in Korea.

The agreement between the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT) and Pioneer International University (PIU) Kenya aims to prepare trainees for employment within Korean maritime organisations, offering a monthly salary exceeding Sh100,000.

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