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Kenya: 16 Public Universities in Deep Financial Crisis
Nation, 14 March 2018
Sixteen out of 31 public universities are in a deep financial crisis, raising questions about the quality of education they are offering, it emerged Tuesday. Read more »
The Senate Education Committee has heard testimony of the crisis at tertiary institutions where basic salaries for staff and other obligations are not being met, and where some are creating "ghost workers" to obtain more funding from the government.
University graduates (file photo).
Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has asked striking university staff to give her ministry more time to consult with other government agencies on finding a permanent ... Read more »
Members of various university staff unions have said they will not return to work until the government agrees to table a counter-offer to their 2017-2021 collective bargaining ... Read more »
In its proposal, the Universities Academic Staff Union wants a graduate assistant to earn a basic salary of between U.S.$1,935 and U.S.$3,026, assistant lecturer to get between ... Read more »
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