Moses Kuria Reveals Plan to Secure Employment for Youth in USA

Gatundu South Member of Parliament (MP) Moses Kuria has revealed a plan that will see Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) graduates secure employment in the United States.

Speaking on Wednesday at KMTC Gatundu, Kuria noted that the Mutunguru KMTC Campus under construction in the constituency would train nurses exclusively for the US market where he indicated 1 million nurses are needed each year.

He further revealed that he had secured a partnership with Amherst College, the University of Massachusetts in 2017 that will see the college offer studies that align with the US market needs.

[caption caption="Moses Kuria with DP Ruto"][/caption]

"We expect the program to kick off in September this year (2018) after obtaining requisite approvals by the KMTC Board," Kuria noted.

According to Kuria, Gatundu South will be the first constituency in the country to play host to two KMTC campuses.

"We opened the college in April 2016 with 58 students; 24 months down the line, we have raised this population to 400 students through aggressive infrastructure investment by the CDF," he noted.

Kuria intimated that the two campuses will have a combined population of 700 students: "Our aim is to reach 2,000 students by June 2019."

He further hailed the college for the economic and cultural benefits associated with the students in the locality.

In a witty remark, Kuria noted how college education had played an important role in national cohesion and integration.

"For the first time hapa Gatundu, tumeona watu wanakula kuku na chai asubuhi (We have witnessed people who take chicken and tea for breakfast) he noted in a humorous reference to having members of the Luhya community in the college.

[caption caption="File image of Moses Kuria at Gatundu Hospital"][/caption]

Kuria, however, was quick to note that the exportation of nurses to US would help alleviate unemployment in the short run indicating that in the long run, the economy will have grown enough to absorb a bigger workforce.

He further highlighted that training medical personnel was a key pillar in attaining Universal Healthcare, one of the government's  "Big Four Agenda".

Here is the video (statement starts at timelapse 7:40):