By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorUniversities have been asked to consider sacking some of their non-critical staff since funding has declined. University Education Principal Secretary Collete Suda also noted on Friday that the number of students in parallel programmes had declined drastically, hence the need for a review of strategies for survival. Education committee chairman Julius Melly asked universities to put available resources into proper use available and also conduct research. CRISISIn October 2018, several public universities faced a financial crisis following the government's decision to reduce funding to the 31 institutions by Sh1 billion. The courses include bachelor of arts in geography, political science, community development, development and policy studies and counselling psychology.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 10:17 UTC