Since last month, the Commission for University Education has been conducting an audit of all universities to ascertain whether or not they meet quality standards. Thus, the number of public universities rose from the previous seven to 22. Statistically, there were some 539,749 students enrolled in the public and private universities during the 2015/16 academic year, the bulk being in public universities. Statistics by the Commission for University Education show that a majority of students are enrolled in the humanities and social sciences, while engineering, natural sciences and medicine are under-enrolled. Fourth, despite increased student population, funding to public universities remain minimal and is based on an old model, which has since been overtaken by time.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 19:47 UTC