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Reforms team says no to new varsities, wants some closed and others merged

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The main entrance to Murang'a University of Technology. [Courtesy]

If Kenya adopts a radical proposal to stop the establishment of new universities, at least 17 counties without public institutions of higher learning may never get an opportunity to have one.

At the same time, the existing universities spread across 30 counties, might be merged or discontinued if the recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) are implemented.

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