Studying Abroad: How Kenyans Are Subjecting Kids To Slavery In Foreign Countries- Dr. Albert Kochei
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- Опубликовано: 13 дек 2023
- GUEST: Dr. Albert Kochei- Board Director, Communications Authority and 1st Speaker, Elgeyo Marakwet County
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The problem is, no African parent can prepare you for life abroad unless the parents themselves have lived there.
This conversation is extremely profound. My two siblings went to America when they turned 18 in the mid 90s and they are bitter with life. I went to America after I finished college in Kenya and I was way mature by that time yet I struggled to stay in America and returned to Kenya. I would advice that children be allowed to do their first degree or diploma in Kenya and allow them to mature so they’re able to acquire the mental ability to handle life abroad.
At last someone is starting a conversation that has been long overdue, I experienced this first hand. Studying abroad literally “killed” me , but we shall live to tell. There are a few positives but it comes with a cost.
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If you can't pay for school fees and don't have a full scholarship stay and study at home dear people
As a child, I used to think life in developed countries was a paradise where money drops like manna from heaven. Having tested life as a student in one of those countries, I no longer hold that view. Africa is so blessed with everything: good climate, natural resources and people who have time for others (out here everybody minds their own business).
This is a very important discussion, i applaud this gentleman for coming out to discuss this subject. Currently my family is hosting an international student from kenya whom my daughters met at school and felt she needed emotional support . Parents need to understand the circumstances these young international students go through when sent out there without proper emotional support.
1 correction that I would want to add in some countries like the US , kids on student visas are not allowed to work outside the university program. So when they need money, they find underground jobs that might be dangerous or not regulated
I am 100% with you dkt. I am an african australian who have lived here for more than 15 years and have benefited from government support since I arrived in this beautiful country. But if there is one tough and challenging situation I have witnessed here, it is the living struggles and desperation that international students, including our kenyan brothers and sisters go through in this country. kids could even go hungry for days until they start begging for handouts. many of them even end up serving in brothels and sometimes become drug carriers. parents need to think twice before making final decision and make sure they are enough funds to support your children before send your children. It gets to a point where the feeling is as if these children are being either punished or thrown out because they have become burden to their families. Please listen to what Dr Albert is meaning in this discussion
We as a country have glorified other people’s countries, especially Europe and America. Our leaders have ran down our local universities and other institutions, tuition fees for marketable courses is also very expensive locally and lecturer are frustrating our children. A course that would otherwise take 5 years, takes 6
Parents are sending kids abroad with hope that they gain permanent residency with work permits/visas in foreign countries to escape the joblessness in Kenya. U are subjecting the children to physical and mental distress. Parents n students should research for full covered scholarships which are the best option. China for instance offers full covered scholarships under ANSO Scholarship. The challenge is communication but with translation apps , one can navigate. Kenyan communities or groups exists also to represent the students while in China and subsidized accomodation is offered for foreign students.China is also among the safest contries in the world, no crime and no drug abuse. The only issue wt China is its difficult to acquire citizenship unless by marriage
I am in the US 🇺🇸 with my family. I came with the green card lotto. I watch in disbelief travel agents on TikTok and other media telling people that they will bring them to Canada to a ready job. If anyone with information try to explain wanasema ati ni wivu. It’s so sad nobody wants to listen
Daktari is effectively articulating a very important topic. I hope all parents listen. I also hope the Ruto regime listens and stops pimping Kenyan youth to overseas to earn peanuts and die in distress.
The struggle in Kenya is worse than the struggle abroad.I don't know whether it is only me.I am abroad but to me there are pros and cons like in any other situation.
Our biggest problem in Kenya is that we've messed up higher education and haven't prioritized MEANINGFUL JOB CREATION! Once kids leave high school they enhance employability by flying out. That is the tragedy that is Kenya.
True I studied in Australia and have experience of what international students go through. Parents please pay full college fees and upkeep for your children.
Legally, all international students taking undergraduate courses are only allowed to work up to 48hr, and they only pay the first trimester to be granted the visa. What happens is students arrive in Australia and start attending uni but the trimester goes really fast, and the stress and depression quickly kicks.
I came to China when i was 20 yrs, and in China coming as a student means nothing else is allowed except from Studying. Am still here but let me just say it's not easy. Covid period itself was Hell on earth.
I can attest to this so much because back in 2019 after I was done with my kcse I left for the US to join the rest of my family since my mum relocated there and I was doing fine up until I realized I went there with no plan at all, and the lockdown made things worse because I didn’t have emotional support and I didn’t know how to talk to my parents without them seeing I’m being ungrateful. So I suffered in silence and even isolated myself from my Kenyan friends and family. I came back to Kenya in 2021 and though I’m going back abroad soon, I’ll never regret coming back here because it really helped me grow and heal enough to now face the life abroad once again, now that I know what I want.
All parents need to listen to this gentleman