Kwale | 16 October 2026: The KNQA Director General/CEO, Dr. Alice Kande, joined the Principal Secretary, State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr. Esther Muoria for a site visit to the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP)at the Kenya Coast National Polytechnic, Kwale Campus. The visit is part of the State Department and World Bank Implementation Support Mission to the EASTRIP Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTI’s).
The multi-stakeholder mission comprising World Bank officials, National Steering Committee members, the National Project Coordinating Unit, and representatives of the five Regional Flagship TVET Institutes is assessing implementation progress, addressing outstanding issues, and providing guidance ahead of the project’s scheduled closure.
This follows previous site visit to Kisumu National Polytechnic and subsequently to KenGen Geothermal Training Centre, Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) and Meru National Polytechnic. The PS urged the institutions to look beyond the project cycle and implement a clear operational sustainability plan even as the EASTRIP draws near to closure.
The EASTRIP is a World Bank-funded regional initiative involving Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Its objective is to increase access and improve the quality and relevance of TVET programmes in selected RFTI’s while supporting regional integration through skills development, student and staff mobility, and harmonisation of standards and qualifications in priority sectors including transport, energy, manufacturing and ICT.
