The Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) is set to shut down five colleges over fake nursing programmes.
The council warned that the institutions need to conform with the required standards or face closure.
NCK CEO, Edna Tallam, however, declined to name the affected institutions, noting that the crackdown will be done countrywide.
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“We are concerned as a council on the increasing half-baked nursing graduates who are incompetent and are handling the lives of millions of Kenyans on a daily basis.
“So far we have started in Nairobi but our ultimate goal is to visit all the 47 counties and inspect both the private and government-sponsored institutions to ensure they conform with the standards,” stated Ms Tallam.
Speaking at PCEA Nakuru Nursing College after an inspection, she stated that there were many quacks in the field.
“We must eliminate the quacks who are giving the nursing profession a bad name," she reiterated.
Her sentiments were echoed by the chairman of the National Nurses Association of Kenya, Mr Alfred Obengo, who warned training institutions purporting to train nurses without the approval of the board.
“We are coming for you and we shall deal with you and make sure you face the full force of the law.
“The nursing profession is about human lives and we shall not allow quacks to gamble and experiment with the bodies of Kenyans in their quest to earn illegal money,” he remarked.
This comes even as Acting Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i revoked the operation license of Presbyterian University of East Africa.
The CS directed the Commission for University Education (CUE) to start the process of winding up the institution in line with the provisions of the Universities Act and university regulations.
The decision follows the recommendations made by the CUE.
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