The government is keen on creating jobs and facilitating business opportunities for Kenyans at home and abroad.
President William Ruto said Kenya must keep pace with global changes in the nature of work while creating more opportunities from traditional sectors.
“We want to position our young people to take full advantage of the digital economy and online talent marketplace. We also see opportunities in agriculture and housing to generate significant employment opportunities.”
The President was speaking to the Kenyan community and delegates from Kenya to the ILO summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
He commended trade unions, employers, and the Ministry of Labour for maintaining industrial harmony in Kenya.
He was accompanied by Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore, Principal Secretary Geoffrey Kaituko, Kenya’s UN Geneva Ambassador Cleopas Mailu, COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli and Chief Executive of Federation of Kenya Employers Jacqueline Mugo.
World Economic Forum Endorses Kenya’s Silicon Hub
Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is keen on establishing a Silicon hub in Kenya.
Speaking when he met President Wiliam Ruto in Geneva President, World Economic Forum Børge Brende said Kenya is the “Silicon Valley of Africa”.
Mr Brende said Kenya is a regional and continental leader at a pivotal time when the “G2 (the United States and China) and Europe” have expressed and shown more interest in Africa.
President Ruto said Kenya already has a tech hub at Konza Technopolis and invited the World Economic Forum to consider partnering to make it bigger and better.
Brende invited President William Ruto to the World Economic Forum in January next year. The Forum is attended by chief executives of key global corporations from around the world and is held at Davos, Switzerland.
President Ruto met Mr Brende in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday after addressing the International Labour Organisation’s World of Work Summit
