By Rockson Doe
Monrovia, Liberia — Liberia’s Yellow Machine Project is expected to create more than 1,200 jobs nationwide as the government prepares to deploy heavy earth-moving equipment across the country, according to Brownie J. Samukai, head of the Special Presidential Project Coordinating Committee.
Speaking Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Samukai said the initiative is designed to accelerate road construction and maintenance while creating direct employment opportunities for qualified Liberians in the counties where the equipment will operate.
“The President’s directive is clear. We must get the machines working and get Liberians working,” Samukai said.
Under the deployment plan, each of Liberia’s 15 counties will receive an allocation of earth-moving equipment and will have a county coordinator and assistant coordinator responsible for overseeing the machines.
Samukai said their duties will include collecting operational data, monitoring equipment use, coordinating maintenance schedules, and tracking the location and condition of the machines. The measures, he said, are intended to prevent misuse and strengthen accountability throughout the project.
The projected 1,200-plus jobs will include positions for equipment operators, mechanics, data collectors and other technical personnel required to support the machinery and roadwork operations.
Among the positions expected to be filled are operators of dump trucks, graders, excavators, motor graders and wheel loaders.
Samukai said recruitment will prioritize qualified residents of the counties where the equipment is deployed, provided the required skills are available locally.
He disclosed that joint recruitment teams from the Ministry of Public Works and the Special Presidential Project Coordinating Committee will begin traveling to the counties in the coming weeks to identify and recruit qualified workers.
Samukai encouraged interested Liberians with the necessary qualifications to prepare their documents and be ready to apply when the recruitment teams arrive.
He also emphasized that monitoring and accountability mechanisms have been established to ensure the machines remain in their assigned locations, are properly used and receive the necessary maintenance throughout the project cycle.
The government’s deployment of the heavy equipment is expected to support road construction and maintenance while expanding employment opportunities for Liberians across the 15 counties.
