The Kenyan government is luring the youth to pursue technical courses in bid to reap from ready market for technical manpower in the U.S. and Europe.

Higher Education Minister Prof Margaret Kamar disclosed that the government has plans to establish three technical universities in the country to offer technical courses and help enhance knowledge to students with innovative skills.

"To cope with the challenging global world's need for innovations. The government has plans to open three technical universities to provide enhanced technical skills to students," the minister said.

She said there is a serious shortage for technical experts in the U.S. and European countries and Kenyan youth should take advantage and acquire technical skills offered in local technical institutions.

The minister regretted that Kenyan parents and students have negative attitude towards technical colleges despite their role in the growth of the economy.

"It is a wrong perception that technical institutions are made for students with poor academic results. There are pretty job opportunities in the U.S. and Europe for person with technical skills," she said on Saturday in Western Kenya's town of Kitale.

Kamar said the government with the support from donors is establishing new technical colleges and funding the infrastructural development of the existing institution to enable them provide modern innovative skills.

The minister urged Kenyans to ignore the notion that technical colleges are for academic failures arguing that they are too important like universities.

"There is high demand for technical experts in U.S. and Europe and I appeal to parents not to disregard our technical colleges. These are institutions producing technical experts in relevant fields and should not be shunned," she said.

Kamar said that the country would realize the 2030 Vision when there is available skilled manpower noting that technical knowledge is important to achieve such dreams.

"Kenya today require a large mass of highly skilled and well remunerated scientist and technologists to attain global competitiveness with the key sectors which hold the highest potential for our industrial transformation and economic prosperity," she urged.

Kamar asked lecturers in technical institutions to ensure they are well versed with what is happening in their areas of specialization and continue to post a lot of achievements.

The government, Kamar said, has plans to upgrade Kitale Technical Training Institute to a national polytechnic to meet the high demands from the big catchment area.

"I'm impressed with the ongoing infrastructural development and target by the institution to attain International Organization of Standardization ISO. The government has plans to upgrade it to the national polytechnic level to serve in north right region," she said.