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Thousands to work in Germany in new deal

TVET Principal Secretary Esther Muoria (right) and Higher Education PS Beatrice Muganda Inyangala mark 100 years since the first formal TVET institute, July 30, 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

In a groundbreaking move to tackle soaring unemployment rates, thousands of university and college graduates from Kenya will begin working in Germany starting this September.

This initiative is part of a pioneering bilateral labour agreement between Kenya and Germany, as announced by President William Ruto.

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