An excited Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday reignited the debate on Kenyan education system, on the relevance of subjects being offered.
Speaking at KTTC, Ruto seemed to fault faculty of arts, insisting that sciences stood a better chance of shaping skills of learners.
"It's not bad to study history but I think it's a waste of time to tell us Vasco da Gama came to Kenya a certain year, did something and died," he said amid laughter.
And even as Ruto pokes holes on the system that his government has been managing for the sixth year, the microphones he was using went off.
He said: "I think this is a sign of how we have ignored technical colleges for a long time. Maybe it's a signal that government changes attitude."
Early this year, while Ruto seemed to be fronting sciences, his boss, Uhuru Kenyatta, threw his support on history, adding that it helps an individual get goals rights in life.
Mr. Ruto, who was launching policy framework in TVET, said more learners are now preferring technical colleges over universities.
"We are having many children joining technical colleges. This is the way to go. We want people who can fix problems and not those who can tell us theories."
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