![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with rioters](https://gatesofvienna.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/scholz-riots.jpg)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been visiting Kenya to recruit nuclear physicists, mechanical engineers, neurosurgeons, and other skilled professionals that are sorely needed in Germany.
Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Die Welt. The translator’s comments are in square brackets:
Scholz sees “Great potential for migration of skilled workers” in Kenya
The federal government wants to enable more legal immigration for people who want to work in this country, said Chancellor Scholz after a meeting with Kenya’s head of state Ruto. Beforehand, they spoke about the shortage of skilled workers and possible “win-win situations”. [I’ll bet the Kenyans are thrilled, with such an easy way to empty out their jails and save heavily on ankle-bracelets.]
During his visit to Kenya, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) campaigned for the immigration of workers from the East African country. “In Kenya we see great potential for the migration of skilled workers in many areas of our economy,” said Scholz after a meeting with Kenya’s head of state William Ruto in Nairobi on Friday. The federal government wants to “create more regular, legal immigration opportunities for those who want to work in Germany,” said the Chancellor.
At the same time, irregular migration should be pushed back, said Scholz. This is a “win-win situation for the countries that participate.”
President Ruto said that Kenya would “like to help” combat the shortage of skilled workers in Germany “with our very well-trained specialists.” [Don’t they need all the skilled labour and specialists themselves any longer? Or is Kenya now the only African country in which they have an abundance of skilled workers? Well, that’s news to me.] Germany must ensure that the “appropriate immigration policy conditions” are met, Ruto demanded. He spoke of an “export of skilled workers to Germany.”
The Kenyan President said that Germany had offered its support in using the education and training opportunities in Kenya. Kenya has increased the number of its so-called centers of excellence for vocational training from three to seven. Ruto announced that Kenya would also promote German lessons in schools with support from Berlin.
Kenya is Germany’s largest trading partner in East Africa, with a significant trade surplus for Germany. Ruto said he had asked Chancellor Scholz to “ensure that Kenya can export more products to Germany and the EU”. Scholz is an “excellent supporter” of Kenya.
Afterword from the translator: