NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 25 - President William Ruto says the country is keen on scaling up its diaspora remittances from the current 4 billion dollars (Sh540 billion) to 10 billion dollars (Sh1.3 trillion) in the next seven years.
- President William Ruto says the country is keen on scaling up its diaspora remittances from the current 4 billion dollars to 10 billion dollars in the next seven years.
"It is my intention that in the next five to seven years we should increase our diaspora remittances from 4 billion dollars to 10 billion dollars. It will go a long way in ensuring that more Kenyans have the income that supports our economy," the president stated. These agreements are expected to create thousands of digital job opportunities for Kenyan youth, although he did not provide specific details regarding the number of jobs each corporation pledged to offer.
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