The Kenyan government rolled out a plan to ensure 100% transition of students into secondary school, this, therefore, means there is a likeliness that Universities in a few years might
The report indicates that 520,750 university students were enrolled last year against an annual target of 475,750. It adds that the Commission for University Education (CUE) had planned to inspect 21 universities for quality assurance but managed to do only 12 audits. Prof Suda told the committee that the recurrent estimate of Sh89 billion fell to Sh87.1 billion. Further, supplementary 1 estimates reduced the approved allocation of Sh87.1 billion to Sh86 billion.
Prof Suda said Sh30 billion has so far been spent on the projects at all 32 public universities. She wants the National Treasury to allocate Sh29.6 billion in the coming two years to support them. Among the projects are an administration and tuition block at Technical University of Kenya (Sh166.9 million); an ultra-modern library at Egerton University (Sh200 million); a college of engineering tuition block at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Sh189 million); and a tuition and administration block at Maseno University (Sh170 million).
On projects linked to the ‘Big Four’ agenda, the report indicates that the National Physical Science Research Laboratory, expected to cost Sh700 million, is 1.1 percent complete, while the Sh11.5 billion Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Konza is 2.2 percent complete. So far Sh250 million has been spent on consultants for the Konza project. She said reduced funding compromises the quality and relevance of university education as well as training and research.