Acting Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang'i has revoked the operational licence of the Presbyterian University of East Africa (PUEA).
The CS directed the Commission for University Education (CUE) to begin the process of completely shutting down the institution in accordance with the the Universities Act and Universities regulations.
The move to close the university came after CUE recommended it be closed as it had failed to meet various key standards for certified tertiary institutions.
In a report sent to the CS on January 22, CUE Chairman Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha recommended that the letter of interim authority issued to PUEA in 2007 be revoved.
CUE had found that staff at the university were owed over 2 years worth of salaries and allowances amounting to Sh611 million.
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The report reads in part: “The university had defaulted on remittance of staff salaries, deduction to financial institutions, leading to some staff members being listed at credit reference bureau.”
According to CUE, the institution for the four years that it was under review did not have enough money to meet it's financial obligations.
The financial years under review were 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 .
It was also established that the university had no clear structures for salaries and remuneration.
“Salary structure were reported to be too high others too low. The employees lacked medical insurance despite the fact that it was provided for in terms and condition of service. It was established that there was a medical cover by Britam up to 2015,” the report read in part.
They were also found to have placed underqualified people in key positions at the institution.
For instance in the School of Education, one academic leader was not qualified in the field of education at all.
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