Gov Malombe meets Utalii College boss, paves way for start of campus

Governor Dr Julius Malombe who  on Friday held a  meeting with the CEO of Kenya Utalii College Mark Rachuonyo and his team, disclosed that a  26 acre parcel of land for the institution had bet set aside by the county. He said the move was in line with the government's aim of tackling youth unemployment and equipping Kenyans with marketable skills for various industry needs.

Deputy Governor Augustine Kanani who also serves as the CEC Member for Tourism, Hospitality and Game Reserves was tasked with working with the Kenya Utalii College in coming up with a Memorandum of Understanding and a Plan of Action for the establishment of Kenya Utalii College in Kitui County. The governor reiterated that his administration will launch a tourism circuit on September 19 this year. 

The Kenya Utalii College CEO Mark Rachuonyo called upon the youth to embrace learning about tourism courses once the campus starts operations saying that some of vacancies available include cruise ship jobs. There will also be refresher courses offered targeting the hoteliers and citizens from not just Kitui county but the entire country.

The college, Dr Malombe said, will give locals an advantage of getting quotas of opportunities available hence given priorities by the virtue of being the host county of the tourism training  college. Tourism is a devolved function as per the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.