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Universities face closure over fake degrees in fresh purge

A university associated with embattled Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho is among three academic institutions facing closure in a major government shake-up to streamline higher education.

The Commission for University Education (CUE) has written to Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i recommending that three private universities be stripped of their authority to offer degrees following a quality audit and inspection conducted in January.

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