- Title: KENYA: Lone African candidate for Best Job In The World seeks support
- Date: 24th March 2009
- Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 23, 2009) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF JETHWA ROASTING MEAT ON THE GRILL MEAT JETHWA SERVING AND TALKING TO HIS FRIENDS
- Embargoed: 8th April 2009 13:00
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- Location: Kenya
- Country: Kenya
- Topics: Environment / Natural World,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
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- Story Text: 32-year old Kiran Jethwa is one of 50 shortlisted candidates for what is billed to be "The Best Job In The World".
The radio DJ and chef from Kenya is the only African vying for the 100,000 U.S. dollar job.
If successful, Jethwa will be Island Caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and will be based on Hamilton Island for six months.
"I really felt my character, my experience, my education... all, me, really fit the profile very very well," he said.
Over 34,000 people applied for the post by submitting a one-minute video explaining why they're the best person for the job.
Tourism Queensland, who will be the eventual employers, will narrow the pool down to 10 candidates.
Voting is also underway for the 11th spot on the final shortlist. The last spot will be given to the candidate who gets the most number of votes on the website.
When asked what he would do if he won, Jethwa replied:
"I will probably put it into something that will make me more money, let me put it that way. What? I can't tell you. That's called counting your chickens before they hatch, definitely. It's called roasting the chickens before they've even hatched."
Jethwa's mother is British and his father is Indian.
VotingTuesday (March 24) and the final 10 candidates, along with the "Wild Card" voted in by the public, will be flown to Australia for the next stage of the selection process. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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