Time to rethink composition, structure of university governance

President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) Acting Education CS Fred Matiang’i (left) ICT CS Joe Mucheru and pupils from various schools during the launch of the new curriculum text books. [Elvis Ogina.Standard]

For two years now, a Tsunami has swept through Kenya’s examination system. As a result of ongoing exam reforms, only about 10 per cent of those who sat the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will join local universities. 

KCSE serves many purposes. It is a marker of academic mobility, university entrance, social status and employability. As an exit exam, it plays the role of stratification in university admissions, where these results determine preferences in higher education placement.