President Uhuru Kenyatta and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their bilateral talks in New Dehli on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 flanked by government officials from both sides. PHOTO/PSCU
President Uhuru Kenyatta has applauded the role played by the Kenyan diaspora in economic growth, assuring them of his government’s facilitation in their stay abroad. The president said remittances from Kenyans living abroad hit the Ksh1.6 billion mark in 2015.
“Today, the Kenyan diaspora is contributing to our economy more than what tea and coffee are contributing to the exchequer,” President Kenyatta said.
The Head of State was speaking in New Delhi during a meeting with the Kenyan diaspora in India.
President Kenyatta said his Administration has put in place a national diaspora policy that provides a roadmap for their involvement in the realization of the country’s development goals in line with Vision 2030.
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