Within the European region, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Italy lead in that order, followed by Sweden, France, Norway, Belgium, Austria and others.
Remittance from Europe amounted to $85 million (Sh11.1 billion) million in January 2024, the highest since January 2023.
Kenya has implemented the signed bilateral agreement on healthcare professionals with the UK that has facilitated 280 nurses in the UK.
The country has also initiated other draft bilateral labour agreements with other eight targeted countries including Germany, the UK, Austria, Poland, Ireland (Nursing and Midwifery workforce), Israel, Serbia and Russia.
The diplomats at the conference were asked to support the government by identifying and securing employment opportunities for Kenyans in the European market and fast-track finalisation of the draft labour agreements and MoUs.
We are working on these plans to provide all labour migration services in a centralised place and ease the pre-departure process for outbound migrant workers, the PS said.
Further, labour migration desks have been set up at major airports to ensure compliance with related procedures.
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