Trade Cabinet Secretary(CS) , Moses Kuria has announced that Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm Sama will hire 600 Kenyans to work in computer vision AI beginning this week.
Announcing X, formerly Twitter, the CS said an additional 1,500 from the country will also be hired next week.
Wendy Gonzelez, CEO at World leading BPO giant Samasource has just informed me that following the recent government efforts to create 1 Million BPO jobs in Kenya, they will this week hire 600 Kenyans and another 1500 in the next two weeks to work on Computer Vision AI. I have…
— CS Moses Kuria (@HonMoses_Kuria) September 5, 2023
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Kuria said the firm’s decision to recruit locals is attributed to the government’s efforts to increase job creation in the BPO sector.
Recently, the state has been pushing to open more ICT hubs to create job opportunities for Kenyan youth.
ICT Principal Secretary John Tanui earlier confirmed that the Government will relentlessly work to address Operating challenges affecting Kenya’s competitiveness in the global market.
“The Government is committed to securing these 2,500 jobs by Sama as we race to formulate the necessary policies and regulations to accelerate the growth of players in the BPO sector,” he said
Computer vision AI is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to interpret digital images and videos before directing them what to do.
