A village polytechnic in Kitutu Masaba constituency faces indefinite closure following scarcity of instructors, despite constant promises to recruit the teachers by the national government.
On Monday, Ritibo youth polytechnic chairman John Michira said the institution had only been working with one government deployed tutor, with the rest being employed by the board of management, but with little funding from the government, many have since left.
He said the polytechnic might face mass exodus of more than 100 students taking various courses at the beginning of second term if the stalemate is not handled expeditiously.
He asked the national government to allow counties recruit instructors for efficient management of technical schools in the country.
“We do not have enough instructors employed by the government. Currently, we have only one and the rest are employed by BOM. This is perilous given the population of the institution which has since reached over 100 students,” he said.
“It will be essential for the government to consider our plea before the situation escalates. I think handling of technical schools should be devolved to county governments. It will be easier for counties to employ youths,” he said.
He also appealed to area MP Timothy Bosire to table the matter in the house for it to be given a national discussion as a way of finding lasting solution.