According to data from the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central placement Service, private universities admitted 10,487 students this year compared to last year’s 17,368. “We have a problem in private universities, and also new universities that are coming up yet they cannot attract students,” said Prof Chacha. However, some private universities are now blaming courses offered in those institutions for failing to attract students. MANAGING“Some of the courses that private universities offer are very specific and that is what many students do not like,” said a chairman of a private university. Kenya Private Universities Workers Union secretary-general Peter Owiti said poor management is to blame for the woes affecting the institutions.

Source: Daily Nation April 22, 2018 20:37 UTC