AFRICA DIASPORA UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE

KENYA’S EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS FOR LESS GOVERNMENT MEDDLING IN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT   Kenya’s education minister has called for African governments to pull away from direct management of their country’s universities, saying such meddling is unnecessary and can hinder the development of effective management. Fred Matiang’i, the cabinet secretary (minister) for Kenya’s ministry of education, science and technology told an international conference at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He said ho comments drew from ...


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