Lamu Governor Issa Timamy EGH, OGW has noted lack of professional career guidance as the primary factor contributing to the low transition rates of secondary school students into higher learning institutions.

Speaking during a career talk that was organized for form four leavers and form four students by the County Government of Lamu in partnership with Lamu County Public Service and Mombasa Technical Training Institute, Governor Timamy said lack of advising and mentoring our children is also to blame for the skills deficiency currently being witnessed in the country’s labour market, where there is a mismatch between the skills that employers are looking for and the training and experience that school leavers possess.

“Many young people in Kenya enter the labour market without adequate skills mainly because they were not exposed to proper and professional career guidance from the primary school to university level” added Governor Timamy.

Towards improvement of education infrastructure across the county, Governor Timamy commited to build dormitories in Lamu Girls and Mpeketoni girls, build a library at Mpeketoni boys and offer free revision materials worth Sh. 100,000 across all public secondary schools.

Numerous County Governments in Kenya are paving the way for academic and leadership excellence by offering scholarships to exceptional students who not only shine academically and face financial need but also demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities within their school communities.

The Governor further noted that his administration will continue paving way for academic excellence by offering scholarships to bright and needy students.

In attendance was Lamu County Public Service Board Chair Hon. Abdalla Fadhil, Education CECM Hon. Sebastian Owanga, Health CECM Hon. Dr. Mbarak Bahjaj, CoS Mr. Abdulnasir Issa among others.

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Lamu County Government Communications Office at communication@lamu.go.ke