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The unfortunate woes of the Kenyan Engineering graduate

Engineering is one of the world’s most respected and coveted professions. If you asked a primary school child what he/she wants to become after growing up, many would mention Medical doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, Pilot etc.

The high demand for engineering degree courses coupled with the high cost of training engineers; creates stiff competition among form four finalists in Kenyan high schools as they battle out for the few slots available in the few Kenyan Universities offering training in engineering. This results in very high cluster subject points requirements for those who join engineering programmes in Kenyan public universities.

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