Kenya has made a deal to send workers to Saudi Arabia, according to President William Ruto.
Kenya made a deal on Thursday to send nurses and other skilled workers to a country in the Middle East. They plan to send 2,500 workers in the first group.
“Before, we only sent local workers, but now we can send trained workers to Saudi Arabia and other countries,” President Ruto said on Friday. He also said that the workers will get paid 200,000 Kenyan shillings ($1,300; £1,000) every month.
The announcement comes almost a week after Kenya’s labor ministry said it will send 1,500 workers to Israel with a guaranteed monthly income of $1,500.
President Ruto went to Germany last month to talk about getting 200,000 jobs for people in Kenya.
Mr Ruto has been searching all over the world for jobs for Kenyans. He believes Kenyans are known everywhere for working hard.
Mr Ruto wants more Kenyans to work in other countries to help with the unemployment problem in Kenya. He hopes they can send money back to help with Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves, which have been getting smaller and making the Kenyan shilling weaker.
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Saudi Arabia offers Kenya 2,500 jobs – Kenya President
