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[Irene Karari HSC @ikarari]

Kenya and Italy continue to strengthen cooperation on labour mobility as a means of creating safe, orderly, and mutually beneficial pathways for employment. The partnership is informed by Italy’s evolving labour market needs, particularly in sectors experiencing workforce shortages, and Kenya’s growing pool of skilled, qualified, and globally competitive workers.

Through structured labour mobility arrangements, both countries stand to benefit from enhanced skills matching, knowledge exchange, and increased opportunities for decent work.

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[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

H.E. Vincenzo Del Monaco, Ambassador of @ItalyinKenya , paid a courtesy call on Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary, Ms. @roselinenjogu .

The discussions centred on enhancing labour mobility, deepening people-to-people ties, and promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills and technology to create more opportunities for the skilled and talented workforce.

The PS and Amb. Del Monaco expressed interest in stepped-up collaboration and committed to advancing engagements in priority areas of mutual interest.

The meeting reaffirmed the strong, long-standing cordial relations between Kenya and Italy and their shared commitment to promoting mutually beneficial partnership and prosperity.

Ms. Irene Karari, Director and Head of the Skills and Expertise Division, Ms. Ayaan Abdi Barre,FSO and Ms. Debora Jemutai, FSO.

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

🇰🇪🇦🇲#DiasporaFirst #KenyaArmeniaTies

[Irene Karari HSC @ikarari]

Kenya and Canada are currently exploring a structured Labour Mobility Framework to facilitate safe, orderly, regular, and ethical labour migration between the two countries. The collaboration is anchored on Kenya’s youthful, skilled workforce and Canada’s growing labour market needs driven by demographic changes and workforce shortages.

Both Governments are also working closely to address migration-related fraud, strengthen the protection of migrant workers’ rights and welfare, and promote transparent, regulated, and ethical recruitment processes.

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

H.E. @JoshuaTabah , High Commissioner of @CanHCKenya , today paid a courtesy call on Ms. @roselinenjogu , Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs.

The two officials discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation, labour mobility, diaspora management, skills development and technical cooperation. Both emphasized the importance of strengthening regular migration awareness campaigns to prevent recruitment fraud.

Also present were Ms. Julia Gurr-Lacasse, Migration Counsellor at the Canadian High Commission; Ambassador Isaiya Kabira, Secretary for Diaspora Investment, Skills and Entrepreneurship; Ms. Irene Karari, Director in charge of Skills and Expertise; and Ms. Velma Mudibo, FSO.

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

H.E. @JoshuaTabah , High Commissioner of @CanHCKenya , today paid a courtesy call on Ms. @roselinenjogu , Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs.

The two officials discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation, labour mobility, diaspora management, skills development and technical cooperation. Both emphasized the importance of strengthening regular migration awareness campaigns to prevent recruitment fraud.

Also present were Ms. Julia Gurr-Lacasse, Migration Counsellor at the Canadian High Commission; Ambassador Isaiya Kabira, Secretary for Diaspora Investment, Skills and Entrepreneurship; Ms. Irene Karari, Director in charge of Skills and Expertise; and Ms. Velma Mudibo, FSO.

[Irene Karari HSC @ikarari]

@GermanyinKenya 😂😂

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒. 𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐎 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒, 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀’𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

H.E President @WilliamsRuto, PhD, has affirmed that the skills and knowledge possessed by Kenyans living abroad will be instrumental in propelling Kenya to the next level of development.

Speaking during a presidential diaspora town hall engagement with over 500 Kenyans in Helsinki, Finland, during his State Visit, President Ruto emphasized that the country’s ambition to transition from a developing to a developed economy requires the collective contribution of all citizens, including Kenyans in the diaspora. #KenyaInFinland Read more… https://t.co/v7Cf1ehme2

[Roseline Kathure Njogu, CBS 🇰🇪 @roselinenjogu]

Delighted to be a part of this state visit to Finland. President @WilliamsRuto and President @alexstubb yesterday had engagements on deepening our collaboration especially on education, environment and digital transformation.

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

Kenyans in Finland, welcome to the diaspora engagement. Njoo tujadiliane: #DiasporaFirst #AlwaysDiaspora #KenyaInFinland

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌

@Diaspora_KE PS, Ms. @roselinenjogu, represented by Ambassador Isaiya Kabira, Secretary for Diaspora Investments, Skills and Entrepreneurship and Ag. CEO of the Diaspora Placement Agency (DPA), hosted the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Cooperation bringing together Japan’s Shimizu Corporation, the University of Nairobi -@uonbi, and the Technical University of Kenya-TUK, in a strategic partnership aimed at advancing skills, innovation, and global collaboration.

The event highlights the State Department’s commitment to leveraging international partnerships to expand opportunities for Kenyan talent and strengthen institutional capacity. Read more… https://t.co/4FwIFWHe53

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑵𝑶𝑾!!!!

📍-KICC, Nairobi

𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 & 𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

[Canada in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda @CanHCKenya]

Yes: We celebrated Canada Day🍁 a little early 😉

#Canada 🇨🇦 - the true North, strong, free, and proudly diverse.

From coast to coast 🥂 we celebrate unity, kindness, and our shared values.

Happy #CanadaDay 2026!
With love ❤️ from Canada 🇨🇦

[German Embassy Nairobi @GermanyinKenya]

📢 Calling all German-language teachers at high schools in 🇰🇪!
The #PAD2027 Professional Development Programme offers an 11.5-month placement at a school in 🇩🇪 — stipend or employment contract, C1 German required.
⏰ Deadline: 22/7/2026
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#GermanyinKenya

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

@Diaspora_KE Principal Secretary, Ms. @roselinenjogu, today held a courtesy meeting with Amb. Dr. Ludwig Jung, Germany’s Ambassador for Migration Cooperation.

The meeting served as an introductory engagement with the newly-appointed Ambassador and provided an opportunity to review progress since the signing of the Kenya–Germany Labour Mobility Partnership and the establishment of the Joint Implementation Committee.

Discussions underscored key milestones achieved to date and emphasized the need for sustained diplomatic engagement and coordinated implementation to deliver sustainable, mutually beneficial outcomes for both countries.

Amb. Jung, joined by Mr. Alexander Fierley, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Kenya, and Ms. Sophie Westhof, Desk Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the German Federal Foreign Office, commended the State Department for Diaspora Affairs for its work implementing the Agreement, particularly its focus on ethical recruitment, worker protection, and raising public awareness of legal migration pathways.

He also acknowledged the Kenyan diaspora in Germany for its constructive role in fostering integration and strengthening people-to-people ties.

The meeting explored opportunities to expand cooperation between Kenya and Germany into additional sectors, including engineering, ICT, construction,hospitality, among others.

Also in attendance were Amb. Isiaya Kabira, Secretary for Diaspora Investment, Savings and Entrepreneurship (ISE); Ms. Irene Karari, Director in charge of the Skills and Expertise Division; Ms. Anne Mruche, Deputy Director, Skills and Expertise Division; and Mr. Philip Opwora, SFSO. #KenyaGermanyRelations

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

Ms. Irene Karari- @ikarari, Director of the Skills and Expertise Division at @Diaspora_KE, represented Principal Secretary Ms. @roselinenjogu at the European Ageing Network (EAN) General Assembly 2026 in Naples, Italy.

Director Karari advocated for the responsible recruitment of skilled Kenyan care workers to address staff shortages in Europe's long-term care sector, highlighting Kenya's skilled and talented healthcare workforce.

The EAN Assembly convened over 80 members from the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector across 30 European countries, serving millions of advanced age persons. Discussions centered on the future of long-term care, including funding, workforce challenges, digitalization, and the continents' policy developments.

Ms. Karari presented Kenya's partnership proposal;a structured, ethical government-to-government and government-to-business recruitment framework to build a sustainable pipeline of qualified care workers for Europe's growing LTC needs.

[State Department for Diaspora Affairs | Kenya @Diaspora_KE]

𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐃-𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐒

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