Embu hosts Regional Vocational Training Centers’ Games

EASTERN, EMBU: Embu hosts Regional Vocational Training Centers’ Games.

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mbu County has for the second time hosted the Eastern Region Inter vocational Training Centers Ballgame competitions.

The two day games that kicked off on Wednesday 16 pools together participants from seven counties participating in three disciplines including football, handball and netball.

While addressing participants during the launch at Kigari Teachers Training College ground, Embu county Executive Committee Member for Education John Kiamati said that all the games will be played at the college grounds which is the most conducive in the region.

Embu, Marsabit, Kitui, Meru, Machakos, Tharaka Nithi and Isiolo counties are being represented by teams drawn from different vocational training centers in their respective counties.

‘’We are gathered here as vocational training centers for ball games, all the other counties are being hosted here for two days, we will be here for two days,‘’ said Kiamati.

The CEC said that the games are set to bring together technical students from different counties to give them a chance to showcase and grow their talents.

Kiamati said that those who will qualify will proceed to Nairobi for national competitions.

‘’Talent is now an economic activity, we want them to showcase their talents so that we can nurture them for their own self growth,’’ he said.

Further the County Executive member said that Embu was ready to host the event and had enough facilities adding that local business people had seized the opportunity and improved the hospitality services.

Five years have seen to the tremendous growth of Vocational Training Centres. For instance, Marsabit County had 3 VTCs but today there are 6 centers with 700 students in comparison to less than 200 before. Taking such sporting events seriously plays a major role in portraying a better public perception towards VTCs.

Speaking at the venue, the CECM for Education, Youth Empowerment and Sports in Marsabit County, Mr. Mulle Godana said that the occasion provides an opportunity for counties to benchmark with others hence uplift economic performance across the region.

Marsabit Education CECM Mulle Godana

“Before the onset of devolution, there had been no opportunity for such events as this to take place. Such events serve to bring the youth together in recognition of their capabilities, now made possible by the availability of necessary resources” He said.

Mr. Godana urged the Council of Governors to ensure the continuity of the annual competitions to serve as motivation to attract more people to enroll in the institutions.

“Such sporting events enable the people to see the other side of VTCs. There have been cases whereby one joins a VTC thinking of himself as only an electrician, for example, only to realize that he was also a footballer. Such discoveries are made through such events as this” Mr Godana added.