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Higher education is at a crossroads in Kenya

The rising number of highly qualified students choosing to join technical, vocational education and training institutions (TVETs), and not university after high school is more than just getting bad career advice.

That simple step could mark the turning point in our higher education. What policies could not unmake, the market is unmaking. Think loudly, empty degree programmes with ‘A’ students enrolling in TVETs.

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