President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered a freeze in the establishment of new universities across the country.
Uhuru has called for stakeholders to focus on strengthening existing institutions of higher learning.
“Our focus now must be strengthening the institutions that we have; building their resilience and ensuring sustained quality,” said Uhuru.
President Uhuru issued the directive on Friday when he was awarding eight new universities.
The eight new universities that were awarded charters were KAG East University in Kajiado County, Rongo University in Migori County, the Cooperative University of Kenya in Nairobi County and Taita Taveta University in Taita-Taveta County. The others were Murang’a University of Technology in Murang’a County, University of Embu in Embu County, Machakos University in Machakos County and Kirinyaga University in Kirinyaga County.