Ruto presided over the opening of the Konza Digital Skills Lab in Nandi County
During the official opening of the Konza Digital Skills Lab at Kaiboi National Polytechnic in Nandi County, President William Ruto interacted with student Brian Kipchumba, who explained how he earns money online through the Jitume Programme.
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00:00 Your Excellency, my name is Brian Kipchumba.
00:03 I do diploma in ICT here at Kaiboi.
00:08 I want to show you my success through the digital...
00:12 As you can see, here is my remote task account.
00:16 This is your? Remote task account.
00:18 Remotask. Remote task account.
00:21 Remote task. Yes, remote task.
00:23 Remote task account.
00:25 I've been working online since 26th of December, 2023.
00:30 Since 26th of December? Yes.
00:32 It's okay, it's okay, it's on. Sorry, just leave it.
00:34 Yes, 2023 until now.
00:36 As you see, Your Excellency, the total amount of money I've earned is $284.
00:42 $284? Yes, $284.
00:45 That's like how much money?
00:48 That's like $284.
00:51 That's like $45,000.
00:55 Yes, minus the taxes, you get like $40,000.
00:58 Minus? The taxes, yes.
01:00 [Laughter]
01:10 Your Excellency, my recent payout, as you see, is $172.50.
01:16 That was on day two.
01:20 That was for work between when and where?
01:22 Between 26th of December until date.
01:25 Yes. Yes.
01:27 So, Your Excellency, as you see here is my recent payout.
01:30 So that is $172? $172, recent payout.
01:33 That is for almost a month.
01:36 No, no, no, that's just per week.
01:38 That's per week? Yes, that's per week.
01:40 $172? $172, yes.
01:42 As you see, I've worked for two...
01:44 That's like how much?
01:46 That's $26,000. 26 years.
01:48 Yes, 26 per week.
01:50 [Speaking in Swahili]
01:52 [Laughter]
01:54 [Speaking in Swahili]
01:56 Very good. Very good. Very good.
01:58 [Applause]
02:00 Thank you.
02:02 [Applause]
02:04 Yes.
02:06 So what tasks are you doing?
02:09 You work... How many hours do you work?
02:12 We have tasks. You are given a task and you are concluded time.
02:15 Like you have a task for one hour.
02:18 I do an expert task, training of AI.
02:21 Like JetGPT, AI, we have Googlebot.
02:24 Yes, this all AI. You are training on remote tasks.
02:27 So we are able to train.
02:29 You are given like one hour or two hours.
02:32 So at the end of those two hours, you are able to get paid
02:35 on the correct work done.
02:37 Yes, so that's why you see here I have the payout.
02:40 That was $49 and $172.
02:42 That's the correct work done.
02:45 So I have been trying to explain to tenants
02:50 that it is possible to earn working digital jobs.
02:56 Can you confirm that it is a reality?
02:59 Yes, I can confirm them through my account that online really pays.
03:03 As you see my account now, I'm able to earn more than $10,000 per week.
03:07 I can say that online pays.
03:09 And this is for just...
03:12 And you're still in school?
03:14 I'm still in school, yes.
03:16 You know, it's not a full time. It's just for a few hours.
03:19 Yes, it's a part time.
03:21 [Laughter]
03:24 Yeah?
03:25 So you'll help me persuade young people that there is opportunity in digital jobs.
03:34 Yes, I can tell them that online pays
03:37 and let them come here.
03:39 It's free. You can get free Wi-Fi, free Internet, and be able to work online.
03:43 [Applause]
03:45 [Silence]