Scholars want African governments to fund research in universities

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya joins Matende Cultural Isikuti Dancers during the opening of the First Pan African International Research Congress on Knowledge Generation and in Kisumu. [Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard]

Universities have urged African governments to set aside at least two per cent of the Gross Domestic Product to fund research.

This follows revelations that many African countries do not allocate money for research to institutions of higher learning but channel the same to government research institutions.