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Special Report: When things fell apart for top universities

University of Nairobi Towers. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Even before it was put on the International Monetary Fund’s operating table, the University of Nairobi sought to remedy its financial health by announcing radical changes that saw fees increased and some departments merged or disbanded.

The decision by the university to streamline its operations has ignited protest leading to the suspension of the restructuring process. But it looks like trying to stop the inevitable.

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