Former President Mwai Kibaki on Friday urged Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Universities to rethink and offer more technical and environmental courses at the institutions of Higher Learning.
Speaking at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kakamega County, Kibaki announced that such courses would help in environmental conservation and also create more jobs.
“The sure way to eradicate run away joblessness and poverty among youth in Kenya and Africa at large lies in industrialization which will spearhead the manufacture of modern tools equipment and machinery in the country," Kibaki announced during the university's 11th graduation.
The Former President added: "The unique Kakamega forest is a good example of a potential case to study in the integrated environmental conservation. Africa has suffered untold environmental devastation.”
The Education CS was not present at the graduation but his message was read by David Watene, an official from the Ministry of Education, who urged heads of Universities to ensure credible results were delivered.
"Let universities tighten loopholes in their self-regulation in exams to ape the ongoing nationwide effort to ensure credible results," part of the statement read.
Matiang'i has been spearheading reforms in the educations sector and was lauded for overseeing the most guarded exams in 2016 and ensuring credible results were produced.
