Glaring gaps in computer science classes hitting hard on job skills

President Uhuru Kenyatta among students in a computer lab during the official opening of the Zetech University Complex in Ruiru, Kiambu County.

As digital technologies transform the world, Kenyan universities lack some of the latest skills in their computer science degree curricula, a pilot study by the World Bank on the local ICT labour market has revealed. 

Researchers analysed bachelor of science and master of science degrees offered at the School of Computing and Informatics at the University of Nairobi, along with similar degrees at Moi University.