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Why the role of technical institutions in innovation cannot be gainsaid

The Kabete National Polytechnic in Nairobi County. [Courtesy]

Last week, Kabete National Polytechnic held its second research conference.

I was a guest as an alumnus. It was nostalgic visiting an institution that has evolved in the last 100 years from a native industrial training depot (NITD) to a technical school, a technical institute and now a national polytechnic.

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