Policy protects courses, mandates of upgraded colleges

By Gilbert Nganga. Kenya has formally allowed universities to take over tertiary colleges in a new policy framework. But the upgraded institutions must retain their original courses, programmes and mandates, says the policy announced last Thursday by cabinet.
The policy, aimed among other things at stemming a national decline in the number of technical and vocational diploma and certificate courses, also gives the Ministry of Education extra powers over universities in protecting tertiary institutions that are being upgraded. More...