Kenya has offered to help the government of Somalia train over 200 nurses.
The more than 200 students will jet into the country and undertake the training in selected Kenya Medical Training Colleges (KMTC) across the country.
Besides, Kenya will help the Somalia government establish a medical training institute in Mogadishu according to KMTC Board Chairman Philip Kaloki.
Kaloki made the revelation when he visited Makueni County on Friday to officiate the opening of classrooms at KMTC Makueni.
On Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta at a meeting with Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed also announced Kenya will launch direct flights to the war-torn country.
Kenya Airways used to fly to Somalia until when the flights were stopped at the height of counter-insurgency in the volatile country.
The flights were cancelled to prevent the infiltration by members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group from entering Kenya.
The training of the Somali nurses is expected to raise storm in the medical fraternity as it comes at time when the government is at loggerheads with doctors over pay.
Nurses in all the counties in the country have also at least gone on strike ones over salary rise since 2013 when the implementation of devolution began.
Kenya is also facing a shortage of medical practitioners.
Nurses on strike in the country. The country will help Somali train over 200 nurses. Photo/allfrica.com