We are committed to expanding quality job opportunities for our young people through the Labour Mobility Programme, helping to equip them to acquire global experience and skills that they ultimately bring back home to support Kenya’s development. On the sidelines of the United Nations Social Development Summit in Doha, held a constructive meeting with the Qatar Labour minister Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri. Together, we agreed to operationalise a Qatari Visa Centre in Nairobi in early 2026. This milestone will streamline the movement of Kenyan workers to Qatar, eliminate past bottlenecks, and strengthen oversight to safeguard our citizens from rogue recruitment practices. We welcome Qatar’s offer of 13,000 new job opportunities in various skill categories for our workers. This will increase the Kenyan workforce in Qatar to about 90,000, giving more of our young people access to global employment, competitive earnings, and pathways to uplift their families and communities while contributing to national growth.(William Samoei Ruto, PhD)