Uhuru launches Sh16.7b equipment for technical training institutes

MOMBASA, KENYA: President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the first batch of equipment for 134 new Technical Training Institutes (TTI's) procured at a cost of Shs16.7billion.

President Kenyatta said his government has resolved to make technical and vocational training a mainstream in its education systems as a measure to providing the much needed skilled manpower.

He said technical education holds the power to expand the society's ability to discover and create new interventions to fulfil a better future for the youth.

"This project is aimed at enhancing vocational and technical training in order to equip Kenyans with skills to create employment opportunities for themselves. This is the best way to prepare the youth to compete effectively in the job market," said President Kenyatta.

"We encourage more students to consider pursuing technical courses to fill the national gap needed to make Kenya an industrially developed state," he added.