Kibaki’s capitalist outlook on education in Kenya brought mixed results
Emilio Mwai Kibaki had a rich and multifaceted legacy as a long serving public official.
Mwai Kibaki: President who squandered the opportunity to fix Kenya
Mwai Kibaki was a gentleman who survived the murky Kenyan politics unscathed.
Who’s smoking now, and why it matters
Since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, adult smoking prevalence has dropped by two-thirds, from 43 per cent to 14 per cent.
All public universities get private money, but some get much more than the rest
Since the 1990s, most public universities have treated fundraising as an increasingly significant source of revenue, on top of taxpayer dollars and tuition payments.
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A review of Kenya’s universities: What formed them, what’s wrong with them
Kenya’s university curriculum is aimed at pushing students into defined occupations.
Adichie and Emezi: Ignore the noise, pay attention to the conversation
African writers being portrayed as icons isn’t new. The same became true of the revered “fathers” of canonical postcolonial African fiction, Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, for example.
If not in a university, then where? Academia must define harm to allow open debate on difficult issues
It is common to claim universities have the special function of facilitating the pursuit of truth.
How African countries can reform education to get ahead after pandemic school closures
While Covid-19 has held back learning, bold reform is possible and the pandemic presents a historic opportunity to revamp education systems.
Top 25 Brands Transforming Lives in Kenya 2021
The core values that have driven USIU-Africa throughout its 52 years of academic excellence are lifelong-learning, integrity, innovativeness, social responsibility and academic freedom.
Top 25 Most Transformative Leaders Impacting Business
Right from the beginning of his career, Prof. George Magoha has always had the leadership bug. Prior to his appointment to the Education Ministry, his chairmanship at KNEC, and even his role as VC at University of Nairobi, Prof. Magoha served as Chairman of the academic Department of Surgery, and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.