Covid-19 reveals varsities identity crisis headache

JKUAT Vice Chancellor Victoria Ngumi looks at a prototype ventilator invented by the institution’s students. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Covid-19 has shown that our universities are in an identity crisis. There was excitement when Kenyatta University developed a rudimentary ventilator machine.

While the innovation deserves accolades, I was concerned when the discussions shifted to mass production.