Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has cancelled Sh335 million funding for a major upgrade project for Kenya's technical and vocationaleducation and training (TVET) institutionsafter delays pushed the programme four years behind schedule.

The continental lender committed Sh7.2 billion in 2015 to upgrade several TVETs in Kenya over five years, but implementation delays, blamed on red tape within government offices, slowed completion.

As a result, hundreds of needy youth will miss out on sponsorships to attend technical colleges, while existing learners face limited access to critical learning resources and kits.

"The red tape in the Ministry of Education, together with the National Treasury, was instrumental in the ...