Universities want ministry to redeploy unqualified lecturers

Participants follow the proceedings during the first international conference for the public Universities chairpersons of Council, Vice--Chancellors and Principals of constituent colleges at Whitesands Beach Hotel in Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Public universities want lecturers who have not upgraded their academic qualifications to teach degree programmes thrown out.

Academic leaders who spoke at a conference in Mombasa last week said some of their staff have deliberately refused to advance their studies to meet the required qualifications for lecturers.