The CUE said those who will not have attained the required academic qualification by then should count themselves relieved of their duties. Besides the academic qualification, Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has sent a policy paper requiring all public universities to negotiate individual salaries payable to teaching staff. URGENCYFollowing the two directives, the Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) has challenged the policies in court, saying its input was not sought before implementation. “The current directive from CUE is that the minimum qualification for university academic staff is a PhD. The commission requires all academic staff to have acquired the minimum qualification of PhD by October 2019,” she said.

Source: Daily Nation February 15, 2019 02:48 UTC