Nakuru training centre changes name to shed negative image

Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua (left) is shown how to fix a vehicle’s wheel disc by a student at the Nakuru Youth Polytechnic. The governor has directed the management to change its name to attract more students. [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD

KENYA: For decades, the Nakuru Youth Polytechnic has been shunned by youngsters because of its derogatory reference.

The polytechnic is locally referred as “Youth Manyundo”, giving it a wrong image among the people it is supposed to serve.