Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has urged students to enroll in nursing courses for a chance to workin nursing jobs abroad.
Speaking about the issue, Machugu said that the government has signed deals with select countries to facilitate the same. This will see the export of labour especially nurses to these countries.
Machugu spoke at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Teso campus. He said that the select countries pay better and will offer renewable contracts that will be guaranteed for nursing jobs abroad.
This he said is some of the reasons that more students should enroll in medical/ nursing courses to grab these opportunities.

“You need to work very hard and pass your exams. If you perform well in your nursing and other related courses you stand a high chance of working abroad. The US, UK and other well-established countries are looking to employ Kenyan professionals.”
Kenya has signed deals of labour export especially nurses with countries like UK and Saudi Arabia. These countries pay an approximate of Ksh. 450,000 per month, almost triple of what an average nurse earns in Kenya.
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In addition to high salaries, the nurses and midwives have guaranteed job security and good working conditions. This should lure kenyans to nursing jobs abroad.
Addressing the safety and cases of abuse of kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia, Principal Secretary State Department for Labour and Skills Development Geoffrey Kikuko said that Kenya will use a bi-weekly approach to solve these cases.
This is by having a bi-weekly meetings between the Ministry of Labour (Kenya) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure safe and productive labour migration.
The government announced a nurses and midwives labour export to Saudi on July 11th. The Ministry of Labour encouraging qualified nurses and midwives to apply through the National Employment Authority online portal.
Machogu is now calling for learners especially those sitting for national exams to take medical courses. This is to cover the demand needed both locally and internationally.
