COME BACK AND BUILD YOUR COUNTRY, UHURU URGES DIASPORA.

The government is implementing policies in favour of Kenyans ready to come back after studies abroad by setting up a Diaspora Liaison office and posting all vacancies in public institutions online for transparent recruitment.

Speaking at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday, when he hosted a group of beneficiaries of the Equity Bank Wings to Fly scholarship to a farewell breakfast, ahead of their departure for various international universities, President Uhuru Kenyatta gave the assurance that his government would ensure the graduates of internships in various state departments when they returned from their studies abroad.

Uhuru further asked the students as well as Kenyans living abroad to change the international community's perceptions about Kenya by being good ambassadors by urging them to observe integrity and shun activities that will have no bearing on their livelihoods.

“Remain committed to the ideals that brought you this far despite challenging backgrounds. Get that international experience and come back home to implement the positive lessons learnt," he told them.