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Looming crisis as public varsities face closure over debts

Prof Francis Aduol during a past interview. [File]

University managers have warned that public universities will shut by end of next year due to rising debt.

The vice-chancellors said the institutions were in the grip of a financial crisis, owing various regulators more than Sh7 billion in agency fees and another Sh4 billion in salary arrears.

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