Having dealt with the primary and secondary school leaving examinations, he turned his guns on university management, issuing a raft of directives and making major changes in appointment of university councils, many of which seem to have misunderstood the minister. Most councils hardly appreciate the boundary between their role and management’s. It goes against the letter and spirit of the Universities Act, universities’ statutes and State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) regulations. One major role of university councils is fundraising. Dr Mohamed ought to rein in errant councils and, if possible, reconstitute all of them.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2018 16:07 UTC