The Ministry of Education has called on all university managements in the country to step up security measures at the institutions amid terror threats.
Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said all universities must develop a functioning electronic register of all students registered at their respective institutions of higher learning within the next three months.
Dr Matiang'i said details of all university students should be captured through biometric registration system.
“My attention has been drawn to create further security bulwarks in all universities and constituent colleges to augment existing security measures, in response to the growing need.”
“I now direct you to require all universities and constituent colleges within the next one hundred and twenty (120) days to comply with the said measures,” Dr Matiang'i directed the Commission for University Education (CUE).
Under Section 5 (1) (i) of the Universities Act, 2012, CUE is mandated with the responsibility of collecting, disseminating and maintaining data on university education in Kenya.