The Dilemmas in Financing Higher Education in Kenya, 1960-2012

Samwel Ongwen Okuro
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Samwel Ongwen Okuro: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology – Kenya P.O.Box 210 -40601-Bondo – KENYA

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 3s, 3960-3970

Abstract: In the last two decades or so Kenya has witnessed increased demand for university education. This has forced education planners to experiment with a number of strategies to admit these increased numbers of qualified students to existing public universities. These strategies have seen remarkable flexibility in public university programs and admission requirements. Some of these strategies include: evening programs, weekend programs, holiday programs, and open and distance learning programs. But one which has raised enough public attention is the variedly labeled parallel, module two or self- sponsored students programs. Although this program has substantially increased access to public university education in Kenya, it has equally been criticized particularly on its ability to deliver quality university education. The argument has been that the programs were primarily tasked with the purpose of raising income and ensuring institutional survival in the prevailing harsh economic conditions. What is however unknown is the extent to which the program has promoted quality training for students and improved skills for public university academic staff. The brief paper seeks to address this gap. The paper will be based on secondary data and personal observations. This will go along way to addressing the reported declining quality of teaching and research in public universities not only in Kenya but also in sub- Saharan Africa

Date: 2024
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