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Thousands to work in Germany in new deal

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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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