National Police Service spokesperson Dr Resila Anyango has challenged youth to take up Kiswahili at the university as opportunities in the East Africa Community (EAC) are expanding.
She said Kiswahili language is widely spoken in Kenya and Tanzania and asked those who already have the qualifications to export it to countries like Sudan and Uganda where it is in high demand in both public and private institutions.
“I urge our young graduates to think globally and open their minds to work outside the country by exploiting the prevailing good relationship among the East African countries,” she said, asking the youth to take advantage of modern technology by using mobile phones to research more on employment opportunities in East Africa and seek to work there.
Anyango was speaking in Migori town when she paid a courtesy call to the county’s Secretary and Head of Public Service Dr Oscar Olima to discuss matters of security.
“We had a cordial meeting as we discussed matters of security and general development of our county,” said Dr Olima, appealing to parents to be the major custodians of peace because any meaningful harmony begins at household level before it spills out to the public.
He asked parents to talk to their teenagers to avoid violence at the slightest provocation that turns them into messengers of hooliganism.
The administrator asked the youth to get organized into groups and start self-help projects like poultry and goat-keeping to attract funding from the government and other financial agencies.
By Enock Okong’o
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