The German government has partnered with Kenyatta University (KU) and the University of Nairobi (UoN) to train more teachers of the German language who will in turn teach the language to students in TVET institutions across the country.
Speaking during celebrations to mark 60 years of German and Kenyan cooperation at the Malindi Museum, German Ambassador to Kenya Sebastian Groth said that the venture will prepare Kenyans for the German job market.
He said that a number of nurses were already undergoing the language training to take advantage of the labour agreement with the European country to import labour from Kenya.
Groth said that two middle-level colleges with high potential in Kilifi had been identified where the language shall be taught as well.
“Our youth here at the Coast are very gifted in learning other languages and so learning foreign languages will not be a big challenge,” he said.
The Ambassador, who was accompanied by Kilifi Deputy Governor (DG) Flora Chibule, Malindi MP Aisha Mnyazi and the Director of Antiquities, Sites and Monuments at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) Dr. Fredrick Manthi, also added that 60 TVET colleges in the country had been roped in the plan already.
“The fields of cooperation that we signed with the Kenyan government two years ago include climate and energy, agriculture and education and youth employment. In that regard we are supporting 60 TVETs, two of them are in Kilifi aimed for hospitality and automotive industries,” he said.
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MP Mnyazi thanked the Ambassador for gracing the event saying that the partnership between the two countries will continue to thrive and urged residents to position themselves for job opportunities abroad.
Dr. Manthi on his part thanked Germany for the partnership saying that many NMK staff had gained education and knowledge of conservation from the country.
DG Chibule said that efforts by the German government and other partners in preserving some monuments had raised the bar with two sites being recognized as World Heritage sites such as the Arabuko Sokoke forest and the Gedi Ruins in Watamu.
“We are here because the Germans, in terms of culture, have really helped us preserve our heritage sites like the Malindi House of Columns and in Rabai they renovated the Dr. Krapf Museum among other projects still in development,” she said.
By Nehemiah Okwembah
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