Ruto: All Kenyans Attending Jamhuri Day Fete will Get a Free Course from University of Arizona

President Ruto has promised that every Kenyan who attends Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Monday will receive a free paid course from the University of Arizona.

Ruto, who spoke on Sunday at the Jamhuri Tech and Innovation Summit held at KICC in Nairobi, said his administration is committed to using technology to expand job opportunities and enable young Kenyans to obtain well-paying remote jobs.

“The easiest route to us creating job opportunities for our young people is on the tech space or digital platforms and remote jobs so that one can work from wherever they are,” Ruto said.

“Tomorrow, every citizen who will come to Nyayo Stadium, you will go back with a course paid for by the University of Arizona. You would otherwise pay $1,000 for the 16-unit course that you can learn and close your gap,” he added.

To receive the course, the president said one will not need any prior knowledge and that there are no entry requirements as long as one can read and understand English or Kiswahili.

“Those are the kind of opportunities we are looking for with Mastercard, Microsoft and all the other tech companies that are present here…Those are the opportunities that inspired me to make this Jamhuri Day a tech and innovation Jamhuri,” he said.

This year’s Jamhuri Day event is centered on innovation, which has seen Ruto’s administration launch initiatives aimed at tech-savvy youth. As part of the Jamhuri Day celebrations, Ruto also hosted tech experts from around the world.