Kenyans in the US Ranked Third Most Industrious Foreigners
Statistics from Bloomberg reveal that Kenyan immigrants working in the US are the third most diligent foreign workers.
Ghanaians and Bulgarians topped the list at 75.2 and 74.2 per cent respectively, while Kenyans earned 73.4 per cent. Other African countries in the top ten included Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, and Liberia. This demonstrates that Africans overall are the most productive immigrants in the US, outranking those from Mexico and Central America, who make up over 70 per cent of foreign nationals in the nation.
Remittances from abroad are Kenya's leading foreign exchange generator, surpassing agricultural exports and tourism. In 2022, the amount of money sent home increased 8.34 per cent to $4.027 billion (Sh560 billion). This was close to the total exports, which brought in $5.77 billion (Sh810.68bn) in foreign currency during the same time period. According to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the US accounted for 51 per cent of remittances, with new markets in the Middle East emerging.
Despite Kenya's strong academic performance and aptitude, the nation's high unemployment rate has seen a drain of talent in various fields to other countries. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reports that at least 30 per cent of Kenyans employed overseas occupy positions in technical jobs, such as engineering, construction, and information technology. Even so, many of these individuals are involved in menial labour abroad.
In the Middle East, the bulk of these workers are homekeepers; for instance, NITA's latest data indicates that 79% of Kenyan females in the UAE are employed as housekeepers. Fionah Umulisa, Grey Regional Director for East Africa, anticipates that the quantity of Kenyan expatriates is likely to expand in the near future, particularly in the IT field.
"More Kenyan professionals are looking outside for job opportunities. High literacy levels, excellent work competence and high IT savvy are making them more attractive to the international job market," Omulusa said.
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Eti "Kenyans in the US Ranked Third Most Industrious Foreigners" Q: How many TV Stations do KENYAns have in the US (Compared to NIGERIAns?).
*NUGERIAns😇😇😇 have Plenty of them TV Stations all Over the US.
Kwani having TV stations equates to hard work?
Eeeeeh, Nyina wa nyinyi na Raila! You have to work hard to own a TV Station! Nothing like you fishing Omena with a Kimondo!
Wow! PPPian, If I were you, I would be a shamed to make such a comment.You seriously you think that ownership of Tv stations is the measure of"success"?
If you have to refute what the article says, you better have studies to back it up.And it has to be more than just counting cheap-rate TV channels to target Nigerians.Very unscholary response...Have some humility.
Now dont go "strawman" on me. Just stick to the topic.
Luyah folks do not value or understand hard work! Look ant your MDVD, Weta, etc - just lazy bombs! All y’all do is drinking that Changaa and get raid! That is the life you chose to live. No wonder you don’t understand @ maximillian! Take a chill pill and leave @pepermint alone. I do know what he said wrong that got your go-nuts rambling!
@Sally, ati umesema Luhyas are busy are getting "raid"? How now?
Thanks @ Sally for waking me up.I am behind times.I will try my best to catch up.Thanks for letting me know that," ameasure of hard work in dispora is counting the number of TV stations one has,or community has"
Kenyans, please invest in TV stations if you want to score better in the next assessment polls...
We have lots of YouTubers. TV is a thing of the past, social media and streaming are in. Having said that, some of the youtube channels are regurgitating what we know aka bashing etc which is useless and a waste of time, others are tribal based, not helpful. We need a youtube forum that has meaningful dialogues, etc. To have a TV station is a costly endeavor, my friend. We need good Kenyan Diaspora associations again that are not political and tribal alliances.
Lies.
PPPian: I do not think you can compare Nigerians with Kenyans. Nigerians seem to be more united as a group and are able to pool funds together to invest in something meaningful. The Kenyan community appears to be fragmented along ethnic affiliations.
Precisely and have you met Ghanaians....................
Overworked doing doubles to make another one rich. Some have collapsed due to ill health caused by overworking. Time to focus on their well-being and quality of life.
Mexicans and south Americans make 70 % of foreign nationals yet they don't remit more money than Kenyans? Shenzi , its because they use mules to move the money not banks .Its not adding up with this story do more research.
They use mules because that's drug money. Do you know what mules are for? Then give us the feedback on your research as well.
Oh yeah, they surpassed the Indians, Jews Arabs, Mexicans, Europeans and watnot!!! Bullshìt
Mwakilishi do your research better !
Annual Remittance from USA in 2022
Nigeria - 20.9Billion
Kenya - 4.09 Billion
Indian - 89.6 Billion
Somewhat in proportion to their respective population wouldn't you say? It would be better to calculate per capita numbers but unfortunately real diaspora population numbers are hard to ascertain.
Out of $20.9 Billion 2022 Nigerians remittance to their country only $2.5 Billion was genuine money, the other was fraud money. Nigerians are World's leading fraudsters. In fact 95% of Nigerian population are fraudsters, from kids that are as young two years to grama's and grandpa's as old as 99 years. Stealing is embleded in Nigerian blood
They say than Indians are the best performing community in USA because divorce rate is very low (arranged marriage). They earn more than any other community. They parents and grandparents are involved in taking care of their children and live in one house.
Indian and Arab do better family wise as a unit. Conservative and love their culture and pool family and clan resources to open biz. Africa are the worst as they arrive in the West and become super liberal, live like the demonic democrats and embrace destructive family behavior, demonic feminist doctrine from hell which doesn't recognize man as head of family. Even village girls become wild trans on the inside without boundaries or self respect. With such there's no progress and hope
Not the divorce rate but educational attainment.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202306200141.html
The issues with Diaspora Kenyans ni will, pettiness, and no concrete convenings that amount to anything, in other words. Yes, we have many achievers just in my zipcode- but the minute one tries to connect with Kenyans, it becomes tribal, hating gossip, and stereotypes. The day we Kenyans as a group mature to congregate for the greater good will be the day we can rank with the India Diaspora, Nigeria Diaspora, Ghana Diaspora, etc.
Time for those industrious individuals to move back to Kenya and do something for their own country.
To bring home their human resources!!
Just a thought