Invest more in universities to attract lecturers

A meeting of top scholars from Africa at the University of Nairobi has been informed of a dearth of holders of PhD degrees in Kenyan Universities. This shortage is occasioned by the retirement of the older generation of scholars and the tendency by others to move on to greener pastures.

These positions are left yawning for want of suitable replacements. And the question is, why should this be so? Admittedly, lecturing in Kenyan universities lost its allure a long time ago, principally because the remuneration lecturers get is hardly worth the effort.