Kenya should generate skilled labour for a worldwide market

By Kilemi Mwiria

As guest speaker at the Meru Technical Training Institute’s third graduation last Friday, I shared with the congregation, the idea of exporting skilled labour. This is not to say there is no demand in Kenya or the region; there is, but only if the economic climate is made vibrant enough to create demand for such skills. We should take full advantage of what the Government is doing to strengthen technical and vocational education, including modernising the curriculum, rehabilitating exiting training institutes, establishing technical training institutes in every county, and partnering with the ministries of youth, education, women and gender to expand the range of available training opportunities.