Kenya’s Ruto: Labour export to Germany is not brain drain; there’s enough where those come from

Kenya's President William Ruto holds a joint press briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Germany on September 13, 2024. PCS

Kenya’s President William Ruto on Friday said a bilateral deal his country had signed with Germany would not erode the skills needed to help industrialise, but was instead an opportunity to address youth unemployment.

At a joint press briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Dr Ruto fought back criticism that the deal could lead to brain drain as masses of educated Kenyan youth target better jobs in Germany.