{"id":33644,"date":"2017-04-03T12:31:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T12:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/why-jkuat-may-close-kigali-campus\/"},"modified":"2017-04-03T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T12:31:42","slug":"why-jkuat-may-close-kigali-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/why-jkuat-may-close-kigali-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jkuat may close Kigali campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s campus in Kigali, Rwanda, is at risk of being closed following a directive from the higher education regulator.}<\/p>\n

Higher Education Council executive director Innocent Mugisha has given the university six months to comply or face closure in March 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuspend the delivery and further recruitment in all the programmes until such a time that the institution demonstrates the adequacy to deliver the programmes in line with audit recommendations,\u201d directed the regulator.<\/p>\n

Mr Mugisha said failure to comply within the given time frame will lead to permanent closure of the programmes.<\/p>\n

Jkuat is among 10 institutions that the regulator has put on the spot in Rwanda. Kenya, in February, also released a damning report on universities and a team was formed to help them rectify the mess.<\/p>\n

{{Controversies }} <\/p>\n

The decisions by Jkuat and Kenyatta University to set up campuses in Rwanda has been riddled with controversies.<\/p>\n

Kenyatta University spent Sh370 million on setting up a campus in Rwanda and Sh53 million on establishing another in Arusha. However, the Rwanda campus is yet to start admitting students two years later.<\/p>\n

According to Jkuat vice-chancellor Mabel Imbuga, the institution used Sh10 million as seed capital for the Arusha centre and Sh21 million for Kigali campus.<\/p>\n

She said Arusha campus was established in November 2010 while Kigali campus was established in 2012.<\/p>\n

The two universities have been criticised for carrying out the investments without following due process.<\/p>\n

However, the two institutions defended their investments in Rwanda and Tanzania.<\/p>\n

{{Director sacked }}<\/p>\n

Tanzania insisting that they were aimed at plugging skills gap and generating revenues for the institutions.<\/p>\n

Last year, Jkuat sacked its director at the Kigali campus after the disappearance of over Sh20 million.<\/p>\n

The Kigali campus has 1,822 students.<\/p>\n

The two institutions have been probed by National Assembly\u2019s Public investment committee.<\/p>\n

\"Jomo<\/figure>\n

Source:Daily Nation <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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