EA’s struggle for shrinking funds choking higher education
Kenya’s Egerton University lecturers protesting over the slashing of their salaries by 40 percent. Unpaid or delayed salaries and unremitted statutory dues continue to define the harsh financial times at public universities in East Africa. PHOTO | FRANCIS MUREITHI | NMG
Unpaid or delayed salaries and unremitted statutory dues continue to define the harsh financial times at public universities in East Africa as many struggle to fund higher education and are considering passing on the burden to the students.
Traditionally seen as centres of excellence, and research, public universities in the region have now been reduced to overcrowded halls, underpaid lecturers and neglected facilities.
