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Ruto outlaws papers from 600 colleges
Posted Wednesday, September 8 2010 at 22:21
Students with certificates from unregistered colleges risk unemployment.
Higher Education minister William Ruto issued the warning on Wednesday when he nullified certificates from more than 600 private colleges.
He said unregistered colleges would be shut down. “We shall not recognise any certificates issued by illegal colleges,” he said at Kenyatta University.
Going to waste
The announcement is set to affect more than 80,000 students, with millions of shillings spent by parents going to waste.
Mr Ruto said the ministry would publish a list of government-approved colleges.
Illegal colleges, he said, had inadequate infrastructure, their curriculum content was poor and lecturers did not have the requisite qualifications.
“The colleges do not have skilled personnel, laboratories and reading facilities. We want to see graduates with the knowledge, skills and expertise to transform the country.”
The move is likely to heighten unemployment in the country. The latest population census shows that about six million Kenyans have no jobs.
Mr Ruto said the government was committed to expanding access to higher education, with public universities now admitting 16,000 students annually.
He also said the ministry was reviewing the two-year wait that students had to undergo before joining public universities.
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Submitted by BELTANEFIRE5Posted September 09, 2010 05:36 PM
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Submitted by rofi
Suppose these graduates are allowed to sit the exams that 'genuine' college set for similar courses? Those who pass the exams should then be issued genuine certificates. Otherwise I think it is surely too punitive and so much has been spent. C'mon Ruto, be part of a solution.
Posted September 09, 2010 03:58 PM -
Submitted by BELTANEFIRE5
I hope he goes further and allows the people who have been swindled out of hard earned money to educate thier children can claim it back.However some while not regisered may have actually provided good education then these pupils should be allowed to sit a government approved examionation for free so thier time was not just wasted
Posted September 09, 2010 12:16 PM -
Submitted by Husseinam
Bravo Hon. Ruto! Move swiftly to ensure that these backstreet colleges and pseudo-universities are deregistered effective immediately. This will enhance improved quality of education in the country. Unscrupulous 'entrepreneurs' are taking advantage of poor Kenyans.
Posted September 09, 2010 10:56 AM -
Submitted by nedrtyu
The minister in not minister of Labour. He can only publish a list of registered colleges so that the public is aware. Kenya is getting to an era of devolved central power.Education is too expensive in Kenya and many more colleges are needed. That is how it is done elsewhere. Go to your local DEO to get the list
Posted September 09, 2010 10:34 AM
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I hope he will also turn his attention to the "schools" that appear in tourist areas.Small buildings witha few deliberately raggedly dressed kids They are used to elicit money from tourists Even books pens etc Yet a week or two later they are gone no money and the kids dont even have the pens donated Ihave personaly witnessed this on 2 occasions at DIANI BEACH