Academic programme leading to an equivalent qualification in kenya. Commission for university education the universities act. This is a list of universities and colleges in kenya. An act of parliament to amend the universities act, 2012 and for connected purposes hereto referred as the universities amendment act, 2016. Table 1 presents the statistics of enrollment in the universities in kenya according to commission for higher education, kenya. Factors affecting the performance of the internal audit. The reform debate in kenya faculty of law, university of nairobi, 2000. Subsidiary legislations rules also entrenched in section 42. The university of nairobi is the oldest public university in kenya while kag east university is the oldest among the private universities.
Enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows part i preliminary short title and commencement. Universities funding board and the kenya university and colleges central placement service board. View notes the universities act 2012 from law 235 at jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology. In the last several months, students in kenyan universities have been involved in translating the. There are 31 accredited public universities, 6 public constituent colleges, 18 private charted universities, 5 private constituent colleges, and 14 universities with letters of the interim authority. Evaluation of the third version of the bachelor of sociology curriculum proposed by the presbyterian university of east africa puea report on site inspection of the proposed presbyterian university of east africa by the curriculum accreditation committee of the commission for. Kenya s disaster profile is dominated by droughts, fire, floods, terrorism, technological accidents, diseases and epidemics that disrupt peoples livelihoods, destroy the infrastructure, divert planned use of resources, interrupt economic activities and retard development. An act of parliament to provide for the development of university education. An act of parliament to make better provisions for the advancement of university education in kenya and for connected purposes. Official pdf, 95 pages world bank documents world bank group. Urgent notice to all students technical university of. Commission for university education universities act. Fund means the universities fund established under section 53. This act may be cited as the universities amendment act, 2016.
The current universities act negates the struggles that led us to the constitution which the kenyan. Education in kenya refers to the education system in kenya education. The university grants commission ugc is the apex body of the university system in sri lanka which was established on 22nd december 1978 under the universities act no. Short title this act may be cited as the universities act, 2012. Every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment, which. Universities act kenya national qualifications authority. An act of parliament to make various amendments to statute law enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows 1. Downloads ministry of education, science and technology. Section 2 of the universities act, 2012 in this act section 2 of no. A charter shall be the full accreditation status of any university in kenya 2 each university shall have a charter as a legal instrument of accreditation that. Land registration act, kenya gazette supplement no. An act of parliament to make better provisions for the advancement of university education in kenya.
Kenya has a number of universities and other institutions of higher learning. Through this its hoped that there will be greater public awareness on the institutions recognized by the commission for higher education and the world. At the level of university management, stipulations by the acts of the five public universities, these institutions are supposed to be autonomous of government. While the universities act and rules may not expressly bar.
Being an act to a establish the department of higher education, research, science and technology to foster i the rational development of higher and technical education with regard to the needs and resources of papua new guinea. List of universities and colleges in kenya wikipedia. Private universities are authorized to offer degrees, post graduate diplomas, and certificates under the universities act 2012 and the universities rules of 1989. Commission for university education universities standards and guidelines, 2014 october 2014. Peter msolla ministry of higher education, science and technology 1. This act may be cited as the statute law short title. An act of parliament to provide for the regulation and progressive development of education act no. Interpretation in this act, except where the context otherwise requires. Ministry of education, science and technology kenya. Public private partnership approach accepted 19 november, 20 calleb gudo faculty of education and arts, kca university kenya. Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority. This is a list of all universities accredited to operate in kenya as of 2020.
Author academic year, only about 6% of registered kenya certificate of secondary email. The statute law miscellaneous amendments parliament of kenya. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. Commission for university education status of universities. The several laws specified in the first column of the schedule are amended, in the provisions specified in the. The commission for university education was established by an act of parliament, the universities act no. The commission for university education cue was established under the universities act, no. As of 2009 the corresponding number of academic staff in the public universities can be seen in table 2.
Commission for university education present an overview of higher education in kenya and to inform the public of the quality assurance mechanisms which have been put in place in the sector. Section 2 of the universities act, 2012 in this act amendment of section. It is the government agency mandated to regulate university education in kenya. This act may be cited as the intergovernmental relations act, 2012 and shall come into operation upon the final announcement of the results of the first elections under the constitution. Having realised that human capital, more so one which is educated and healthy is. An act of parliament to amend the universities act, 2012 and for connected purposes enacted by the parliament of kenya, short title. Short title this act may be cited as the education act. It is evident that the enrollment has doubled over a period of five years. Engineers act, 2011 the engineers regulations, 20 section a part i preliminary provisions in exercise of the powers conferred by section 58 of the engineers act, 2011 the cabinet secretary, transport and infrastructure makes the following regulations. Discrimination on the basis of religion when admitting students is also prohibited constitution of kenya article 323. This act may be cited as the universities short title. Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general. Why reforms in the education sector in kenya 1 its role in national development 2 the eight national goals of education 3 the international and regional commitments and 4 the unfinished agenda within the education system in kenya such as reaching the unreached children and addressing the internal and external inefficiency within the system. The universities act 2012 special issue kenya gazette.
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