Work permits will no longer be needed to seek employment in any of the East African Community states, Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi said yesterday.

Kaimenyi said all that one needs to work in the host country is a national ID card.

“This has become possible under a memorandum of understanding signed under the auspices of the Northern Corridor Transport Improvement Project,” he said in a statement.

Kaimenyi said the agreement allows free movement of labour and services within any of the member states.

He said students studying in universities in member states will pay same tuition fees and in local currencies as those in host countries.

He said partner states agreed to undertake skills audit for the standard gauge railway and form a consortium comprising universities from the region to carry out skills audit for other NCTIP projects.

Source: All Africa

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