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KNEC boss Magoha calls for freeze on conversion of technical colleges into universities

KNEC Chairman George Magoha speaking during eighth graduation of the Kisumu National Polytechnic on Friday.(Collins Oduor, Standard)

Profiled scholar and top educationist Prof George Magoha now wants the Government to freeze the conversion of technical colleges into universities as a measure of “generating skills necessary to support the economy.”

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Chairman warned that the continued conversion of technical and vocational training institutes into university colleges was robbing the country of a much needed manpower as the country gears towards Vision 2030.

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