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China extends training opportunities to Kenyan civil servants

Xinhua, June 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Forty professionals from Kenya's public sector will on Thursday leave for China for a training program aimed at improving their skills and competence.

Speaking at a forum in Nairobi on Wednesday, Kenyan officials said the training program will strengthen efforts to re-invent the civil service through capacity development.

Grace Otieno, the Principal Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service said the latest beneficiaries of China-sponsored training program are expected to champion reforms and quality service delivery in the civil service.

"The trainees will acquire critical skills while in China and we expect them to participate in design and execution of programs that advance transformation in the public sector once they come back," Otieno said.

She revealed the 40 civil servants to benefit from China-funded skills development program are drawn from health, security, agriculture, fisheries and ICT sectors.

"We are sending these public servants to China to obtain knowledge that can be harnessed during implementation of flagship vision 2030 projects," Otieno said.

She commended the latest China-supported training program for Kenyan civil servants that will focus on public health and counter-terrorism.

"Training on anti-terrorism is particularly crucial as we deal with a menace that is a major threat to our security and economic growth. Likewise, civil servants trained on urban public health will help us deal with outbreak of contagious diseases," said Otieno.

The Chinese government has supported development of human resources in Kenya through training and research since the 1950s.

Liu Xianfa, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya who also attended the forum, said the blossoming Sino-Kenya bilateral cooperation has been extended to critical areas like education, public administration, ICT, health and security.

He revealed that China will increase the number of scholarships for Kenyan public servants as the two countries deepen bilateral ties. Enditem