Government to Abolish Parallel Degree Programs

Government to Abolish Parallel Degree Programs

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has announced plans by the government to scrap off parallel degree programs from public universities.

The self-sponsorship programwas launched in 1999 and has been the major source of revenue for public universities in the country. The move is part of continued efforts by government to clean up the education sector in the country.

On Thursday, Amina unveiled an inter-ministerial task force which will look into education systems and delivery of services in the institutions of higher learning. The team will in the next 30 days review successes and challenges of the Module II Programme in the development of university education and training.

“Time has come to make resolute and necessary decisions to restore quality learning in our universities,” Ms Mohamed said.

“Most students are actually quarter baked due to lecturers’ strikes and absenteeism of lecturers,” she said.

The CS pointed out that lecturers working in more than one university have weakened the essential student-lecturer contact. “The committee has the responsibility to review the general security situation in public universities and advise on implications on teaching and learning," she said.

Comments

maxiley (not verified)     Fri, 04/27/2018 @ 06:16pm

There goes the admission that there hasn't been quality leaning in our institutions of higher learning.To me,This failure has nothing to do with parallel programs.The lackadaisical approach to education is the culprit.We dont know how many student are in these instituions without qualifications.To be exact, stole exam.papers.Haven't we also read that female students are known to give sexual favors to male teachers for agood grade?Now tell me, what kind of education will be disseminated in those corridors?
Even on the continent of africa, our universities are lowly ranked.The ministry of education seems to be floundering around looking for ideas that work.What worked was between 1955 and1969,then things started going south.So go back and see how it was done.

Alice (not verified)     Fri, 04/27/2018 @ 10:01pm

In reply to by maxiley (not verified)

My education in Kenya is from the 60s to mid 70s.
That was quality education we had.
Surprisingly Kenyan education has gone downhill to what it is now.
The Ivy League colleges then we're Makerere, Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam each with specific specialization.
Things have gone the wrong way as far as quarter baked students not ready or qualified for any productive work other than jump in the same shoes of their corrupt predecessors.
It is time to correct it but Ms Mohammed and her crew has slot to overhaul.
Good luck Ms Mohammed.

Wataka (not verified)     Sat, 04/28/2018 @ 12:55am

As the ministry thinks of doing away with parallel degree programs, I'm of the opinion that the Gok is only but being blind folded. Then the government should alongside abolishing parallel programs, also abolish those who get their degrees outside the country. Secondly, this will bring a stop to any enthusiastic learner who may have dropped along the way but after settling, he feels to pursue his/her academics. What the CS education is talking about is all about administrative issues within college setup which can be corrected and put systems in place for effective monitoring. Concerned

MASIRA (not verified)     Sat, 04/28/2018 @ 12:41pm

This action is long overdue. The universities have been denying qualified but poor students chances on the excuse of available bed capacity in the universities while the actual reason has been leaving space for self paying students to increase their income. This led to the eroded educational standards.

Lokaimoe (not verified)     Sat, 04/28/2018 @ 03:05pm

Ms Mohammed let us not lock pple outside education bcoz they have right to education... At the end u can not absorb all pple government sponsored programs..... Not everybody scored good grades in 4m 4 and so we can still bridge our degrees thru parallel.......

Monique (not verified)     Sat, 04/28/2018 @ 08:29pm

Our gok has to blame for what our education system has gone through to date.1.Kenya is the only place with edu.min.waking up with his own policies to implement on education like a business of poets pays.2.when government changed technical institutions to universities was cleared that technical education is going under natural death 3.there are Kenyans who did not go direct to university but went through technical then to technical teacher who some graduates from 2004have never been employed to date,but have valid certs.We're they wrong to go to Kenya technical kttc for train as a teacher.then their years for being employed expire after using all the cash,surely.There is cleAr difference on how direct degree holders and technical teachers are handling most of technical courses,we May want to defend but truth has to be told.4.what is currently under going across the country of mass transfer of teacher across is political suicide.th e poor teachers May be frustrated ,families distablised and some of course will die of frustration but I fore see a sinking education sector.has the government considered teachers salaries verses distancing them from families meaning extra transport.let me stop here for others to add to the list.

Robert mg (not verified)     Sat, 10/20/2018 @ 11:08am

There is nothing wrong for lect. To teach more than one university. Its a practice world wide. First our universities don't have capacity to employ enough lecturers. Secondly those already employed r underpaid n ther4 they have to subsidize their income by teaching in other universities. U can't just put a claim without doing enough research.

Mary (not verified)     Sat, 10/20/2018 @ 11:20am

If the government is abolishing parallel degrees, then let it also abolish private universities that are hawking education to the highest bidder.

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