A Sh200 million college built last year has enrolled only six students since it became operational in January this year. Gatanga MP Joseph Nduati said the Gatanga Technical Institute cost Sh100 million to put up, while another Sh100 million was spent on new equipment. He said it is unfortunate that many youths prefer non-technical courses, even though the technical institute enrols even standard eight drop-outs. He spoke on Wednesday at Ithanga market while issuing bursary cheques worth Sh14 million to secondary school, tertiary and university students. Nduati urged the government to consider changing the curriculum in technical institutes to make them more appealing to youths.

Source: The Star May 24, 2018 21:10 UTC