President William Ruto on Wednesday announced that Japan has agreed to align its bilateral relations with Kenya in a bid to provide more job opportunities for Kenyans in the Asian nation.
Speaking during a visit by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at State House, President Ruto said that the two nations have agreed to bolster ties to cultivate economical growth through diaspora remittances.
“We agreed to align the curriculum of our two countries so that more Kenyans access skilled and quality jobs in Japan,” said Ruto.
The Head of State added that Kenya will on its part facilitate the investment of Japanese companies in the nation and support them to finance Kenya’s developments, including the construction of dams and other capital development projects.
On his part, PM Kishida stated that Japan is keen on investing in Kenya, noting that it is a solid development hub for innovation particularly in the startup sector, energy and ICT upgrading.
“Japan emphasizes on the investment in people. In order to advance the levels of industries in Kenya we affirmed our cooperation to promote the cultivation of human resources together,” said PM Kishida.
“We also agreed to launch the industry dialogue to accelerate our bilateral cooperation.”
The meeting was held in the marking of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Kenya and Japan.
The pact comes just a few days after President Ruto committed to sign ten new bilateral agreements that will see Kenya send more workers to European, North American and Middle Eastern countries.
During the Labour Day celebrations on Monday, President Ruto promised to lobby for Kenyan workers to get jobs abroad.
