Kenya: Varsity Explains Why Embattled Mombasa Governor Was Admitted

A university where embattled Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho studied for his second bachelor's degree now says it admitted him on the strength of a degree awarded by a foreign university.

Gretsa University Vice-Chancellor Kuria Thuo defended the decision to admit Mr Joho to study for a Bachelor of Commerce degree, saying the previous Bachelor of Business Administration degree awarded to him by Kampala University in Uganda had been recognised by the Commission for University Education (CUE) as required by the Universities Act.

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