Kiharu TVET to build Sh234mn hostels to ease housing shortage
The project will deliver a 580-bed student village equipped with essential amenities to support learning and improve student welfare. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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President William Ruto has officially launched a Sh234 million student hostel project at Kiharu Technical and Vocational College in Murang’a, aimed at addressing accommodation shortages for trainees.
- The project will introduce a 580-bed student village equipped with essential amenities.
- President William Ruto initiated the foundation stone laying ceremony.
- The development supports the government's broader initiative to expand affordable housing within TVET institutions and is expected to stimulate the local economy.
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