Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened a new tech center in Nairobi, Kenya, to help people find jobs and work in tech-related fields. This is the second center like this in Africa, and it's meant to help the East African region.
The President of Kenya, William Ruto, was there for the opening and said, "In a time when things are uncertain around the world, Kenya's tech sector is still growing and making jobs."
President Ruto also said, "This decision to open a new tech center in Kenya shows that AWS trusts our people and our economy."
Uwem Ukpong, who works at AWS, said that this center will let local people use their tech skills to get good jobs. He said, "We are happy to create new tech jobs in one of Africa's biggest tech places."
President Ruto also talked about how the government wants to make Kenya a good place for businesses in East Africa. He said, "Kenya is a stable and secure country. People here like to make new things, and it's easy to do business because taxes are low."
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a very big company that helps other businesses use the internet and computers to do their work. Lots of famous companies, like Netflix, General Electric, and Sony, use AWS to save money and do things faster.
This new AWS tech center in Nairobi will help Kenya and the whole East African region become even better at tech and create more job opportunities.
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