The Commission for University Education, in a multiagency report requested by Acting Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, recommended that the letter of interim authority awarded to the Presbyterian University of East Africa be revoked.
It further recommended that two other Universities be given a year to put their house in order and relocate students to other institutions.
The commission called for a forensic financial audit of Kenya Methodist University and the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in a January 22 report.
It also proposed that CUEA and KeMU be given a year to restructure their operations and get in a sound financial footing, failure to which their charters be nullified.
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The fate of Presbyterian University of East Africa, which received its letter of interim authority in 2007, now lies in the hands of Dr Matiang’i.
If the Cabinet Secretary approves the recommendation and gazettes it, the university will start winding up its activities.
However, CUE will have to ensure that students complete studies or are transferred to other institutions.
The team visited the institutions in September and inspected them, specifically on governance, management, financial stability and students’ welfare.
In December, Dr Matiang’i stated that the government would revoke letters of interim of universities that had gone beyond the stipulated period.
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A University is required to have a letter of interim for a period not exceeding eight years.
