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Sh400m set aside to revamp polytechnics, boost education

Education Executive Violet Amugira unveils a task force report during a past function at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega town. There are concerns that polytechnics in the county lack facilities and instructors. [PHOTO: CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD]

Mumias; Kenya: The county government has set aside more than Sh400 million for its education department to boost polytechnics.

This comes amid concerns over a lack of instructors and the poor state of most of the 45 polytechnics that offer youths training, especially those unable to continue with secondary school or tertiary education.

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