Kenya to Send 20,000 Nurses to the UK for Work
Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui says Kenya will send up to 20,000 nurses to the United Kingdom for work.
This follows the signing of a bilateral agreement for collaboration in the healthcare workforce between Kenya and the UK, which allows Kenyan healthcare professionals to be recruited to work in the UK.
Chelugui, who spoke when he appeared before the National Assembly's Committee on Labor and Social Welfare, said the two countries agreed to send 20,000 nurses to the UK to address a shortage of 62,000.
About 900 Kenyan nurses currently work in the National Health Service— the UK public healthcare system.
Last month, the Ministry of Labor through the National Employment Authority (NEA) opened applications for nurses seeking to work in the UK. Interested applicants have until 5:00 pm on August 27th to register through the NEA portal (https://neaims.go.ke/).
One must be a Kenyan citizen, have a diploma or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a recognized institution, and be registered and licensed by the Nursing Council of Kenya to qualify for the program.
They are also required to have a valid Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct) and not be in paid employment either in the public or private sector in Kenya.
The first batch of nurses is expected to leave the country for the UK by October 15th this year. It is estimated that 30,000 Kenyan nurses and healthcare workers are unemployed.
"Brexit is an opportunity for this country. The fact that Kenya's education system, standards, and language of instruction is English is a huge opportunity for our country. We are engaging our medical training schools to enhance capacity for the export market," said Chelugui.
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So who’s left to provide…
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So who’s left to provide care for Kenyan citizens? I’m staying in America.
@ KK, did you read where it…
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In reply to So who’s left to provide… by KK (not verified)
@ KK, did you read where it says that 30,000 Kenyan nurses are un employed? If UK takes 20,000,we are still left with 10,000 still unemployed. Luckly you ,you are staying in America,built on sweat of others to make it what it is.Nothing wrong with that...Unfortunately,not all Kenyans can leave for greener pastures,cultivated by others.
@kk - and do you have your…
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In reply to So who’s left to provide… by KK (not verified)
@kk - and do you have your personal health insurance or are munching on Obamacare proceeds?
Mr. Chelugui " TO SPEAK IS…
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Mr. Chelugui " TO SPEAK IS TO LIVE FOR ANOTHER" - " The fact that Kenya's Education System, and language of instruction is English" is not an opportunity but a serious mistake that was forced on to our people using the gun and the bible. It has destroyed the mental individuality and creativity of our people. This is the colonizers language. There is not a single nation in the world that was ever built using a foreigners language. No wonder after being educated in the colonizers language we cannot create jobs for our people at home.
We continously depend on our masters and oppressors to continue in the slave mentality ( providing slaves for the Western nations).
This is about to change. Everyone is waiting and this time we will not have to lift a finger to put slavery to an end.
We will soon welcome those nurses back to our country.
Let us keep watching this space!!
Title should be.Kenya is…
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Title should be.Kenya is sending more more slaves to work for mzungus.What a big shame 60 years later we the African countries r very proud sending our people having lots lots of resources underground.If we can fix our economies n work as one Africa United the wazungus will b coming to work for us but sisi nyeuthis we think we have achieved when wr sending our children or best brain overseas.Big big shame.
So what do you want them to…
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In reply to Title should be.Kenya is… by Mkenya halisi (not verified)
So what do you want them to do!? Stay home doing nothing substantive without a job to do what they are trained to do?
It's okay for the nurses'…
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It's okay for the nurses' pocket, and career growth, but motherland still needs this manpower badly. Poor planning by African governments. Stop brain-draining Africa bul***t leaders!
It seems like the minister…
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It seems like the minister doesn't value an economy he should be assisting to improve. So many Healthcare professionals out of work in the middle of a pandemic explains the state of hopelessness that force most to flee.
You cannot sustain economic…
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In reply to It seems like the minister… by Abato (not verified)
You cannot sustain economic growth in Kenya when 2 billion KSH are looted daily.
@ Kora kanini,just curious…
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In reply to You cannot sustain economic… by Kora kanini (not verified)
@ Kora kanini,just curious,where does the looted billions go?I have to assume that they are not in Kenya because,if they are, the banks would be lending them out,or the money could be improving the economy.Must be going out of the country.
I think the short cut to…
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I think the short cut to improving our economy and creating jobs in Kenya is opening up our economy to allow more investors into the country. The investors come with the technology, the skills and the the management. Our challenge will be to increase the speed of our learning effort in these foreign industries so that we can over time take over the technology, skills and management of the industries.
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