MKU boss urges varsities to enrich debates through research
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery (left) converses with Mount Kenya University Chairman Simon Gicharu during the International Conference on Peace, Security and Social Enterprise at Safari Park Hotel on May 17, 2017. Dr Gicharu said research should be used in informing public discourses in the country. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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- He observed that the focus should be on how universities can be harnessed to churn out solutions to myriad challenges.
Institutions of higher learning have been challenged to conduct research and offer practical solutions to societal challenges.
Addressing Makerere University Business School graduates in Kampala, Uganda during the 12th graduation ceremony, Mount Kenya University founder Simon Gicharu said universities will only be relevant when they solve problems.
“The current problem in Kenya is food insecurity. The shortage of maize, the staple food, and other essential foodstuff such as milk and sugar, has been simplistically attributed to prolonged drought.
"However, a closer scrutiny will reveal a more serious problem of climate change,” Dr Gicharu said.
He observed that the focus should be on how universities can be harnessed to churn out solutions to myriad challenges and hence promote the public good.
