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Kenya urged to upskill IT workforce to meet global demand

Government and TIFA Research officials launch a survey highlighting Kenya’s need to upskill IT workers to meet global demand. [File, Standard]

Kenya must broaden its information technology (IT) training and move beyond entry-level roles to tap the growing global demand for skilled professionals, a new market survey shows.

The study, commissioned by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Global Partnership Hub in Nairobi and executed by Trends and Insights from Africa (TIFA) Research Limited, found that Kenyan IT talent is mainly recruited locally at entry level where demand is high but pay is low.

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