Agency alarmed by high dropout rate in technical colleges

Some of the Sh100m equipment at the Naivasha Technical and Vocational College which was completed three years ago but is yet to tap into its full potential. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

As learning institutions gear up to reopen fully in January, the Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions (KATTI) has expressed concern over the high number of dropouts.

According to the association, the pregnancies, drug abuse and economic challenges had contributed to the crisis. The situation, it reckons, is made worse by Covid-19 pandemic.