A Kenyan lecturer based in China has asked President William Ruto to make Kenya an English-speaking country to open doors for more job opportunities in China.
According to Brian Karani, a history lecturer at an International high school in China, the move will open ways for more Kenyans, especially teachers, to work in China.
He also urged the Head of State to engage Chinese President Xi Jinping to grant Kenya the opportunity to supply teachers to schools in China.
“The biggest job here in China is speaking English. Kenyans speak perfect English. Kenyans can teach English in this country- not just one or two, but in droves, hundreds of thousands. Just last year, we had Ksh672 billion in remittances from Kenyans in the diaspora,” Karani stated.
“Once Kenya is designated as an English-speaking country in your bilateral talks with President Xi Jinping, it opens doors. That designation leads to the ability to get work permits in China. And once we get those permits, many teachers- and even non-teachers Kenya can come and work here. You don’t even need to be a professional teacher to qualify,” he added.
The Head of the Republic in his response assured that the government is fully aware of the push to have Kenya designated as an English-Speaking nation.
He further revealed that Kenya was involved in bilateral discussions with China aimed at unlocking more job opportunities for Kenyans in the Asian nation.
