A total of 391 girls have graduated from Kakamega Polytechnic after successfully completing courses in Plumbing and Pipefitting and Food and Beverage Production, marking a major milestone in efforts to promote gender equity in technical education.
Many of the graduates are teen mothers and girls from underprivileged backgrounds who benefited from the STEM Education for Empowerment Programme (STEEP), an initiative designed to break gender stereotypes that have traditionally limited girls’ participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related courses.
The programme offers technical training while providing a second chance to young women who had previously dropped out of school due to social and economic challenges, enabling them to acquire employable skills and access better-paying career opportunities.
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Speaking during the graduation ceremony, Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa praised the partners and institutions supporting the initiative, noting that the programme is already transforming lives across the county.
Governor Barasa urged the graduates to be confident and bold as they enter the job market, encouraging them to pursue careers in fields that have long been perceived as male-dominated. He reaffirmed the county government’s commitment to supporting initiatives that empower girls and women through skills development.
He added that such programmes are critical to promoting economic growth, self-reliance, and broader social transformation in Kakamega County.
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