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Lecturer crisis looms on shortage of PhD holders

Kenyatta University PhD graduands last July. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA

Teaching crisis looms at universities after the regulator raised the alarm over the small number of PhD holders and low doctoral degree enrolment.

The Commission for University Education (CUE) data show that more than half of the 10,350 lecturers have no PhDs and that 4,394 students or one per cent of the total population of learners are enrolled for doctoral degrees.

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