Universities and university colleges amendment 1 a bill i n t i t u l e d an act to amend the universities and university colleges act 1971. Fund means the universities fund established under section 53. 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. 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. An act of parliament to provide for the development of university education. Commission for university education universities act.
Discrimination on the basis of religion when admitting students is also prohibited constitution of kenya article 323. The plan is organized in six chapters to help realize the university. Author academic year, only about 6% of registered kenya certificate of secondary email. An act of parliament to make various amendments to statute law enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows 1. Subsidiary legislations rules also entrenched in section 42. An act of parliament to make better provisions for the advancement of university education in kenya. Education in kenya refers to the education system in kenya education. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires.
Interpretation in this act, except where the context otherwise requires. Enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows part i preliminary short title and commencement. An act of parliament to amend the universities act, 2012 and for connected purposes hereto referred as the universities amendment act, 2016. This is a list of universities and colleges in kenya. The commission for university education was established by an act of parliament, the universities act no. This is a list of all universities accredited to operate in kenya as of 2020. Universities act kenya national qualifications authority. Commission for university education universities standards and guidelines, 2014 october 2014. 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. Commission for university education the universities act. This act may be cited as the universities short title. It is the government agency mandated to regulate university education in kenya.
Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of. 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. Every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment, which. View notes the universities act 2012 from law 235 at jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology. Public private partnership approach accepted 19 november, 20 calleb gudo faculty of education and arts, kca university kenya. The university of nairobi is the oldest public university in kenya while kag east university is the oldest among the private universities. Official pdf, 95 pages world bank documents world bank group. The several laws specified in the first column of the schedule are amended, in the provisions specified in the. An act of parliament to make better provisions for the advancement of university education in kenya and for connected purposes. Commission for university education status of universities. Downloads ministry of education, science and technology. Universities funding board and the kenya university and colleges central placement service board. The statute law miscellaneous amendments parliament of kenya.
As of 2009 the corresponding number of academic staff in the public universities can be seen in table 2. The current universities act negates the struggles that led us to the constitution which the kenyan. In the last several months, students in kenyan universities have been involved in translating the. This act may be cited as the universities amendment act, 2016. There are 22 public universities, 14 chartered private universities and universities with letter of interim authority lia these universities are established through institutional acts of parliament under the universities act, 2012 which provides for the. Section 2 of the universities act, 2012 in this act section 2 of no. 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. While the universities act and rules may not expressly bar. Ministry of education, science and technology kenya. 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. An act of parliament to amend the universities act, 2012 and for connected purposes enacted by the parliament of kenya, short title. Factors affecting the performance of the internal audit.
It is evident that the enrollment has doubled over a period of five years. The reform debate in kenya faculty of law, university of nairobi, 2000. The commission for university education cue was established under the universities act, no. An act of parliament to provide for the regulation and progressive development of education act no. Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority. Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general. Through this its hoped that there will be greater public awareness on the institutions recognized by the commission for higher education and the world. Short title this act may be cited as the education act. Academic programme leading to an equivalent qualification in kenya. Urgent notice to all students technical university of. Change of the student leadership structure and election process this is to bring to the attention of all students about the changes that were brought about by the above mentioned bill which was signed into law by the president of the republic of kenya on 16th december, 2016.
This act may be cited as the universities and other tertiary institutions act, 2001. 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. At the level of university management, stipulations by the acts of the five public universities, these institutions are supposed to be autonomous of government. Peter msolla ministry of higher education, science and technology 1.
Section 2 of the universities act, 2012 in this act amendment of section. Table 1 presents the statistics of enrollment in the universities in kenya according to commission for higher education, kenya. Private universities are authorized to offer degrees, post graduate diplomas, and certificates under the universities act 2012 and the universities rules of 1989. Short title this act may be cited as the universities act, 2012. This act may be cited as the statute law short title. Kenya has a number of universities and other institutions of higher learning. The universities act 2012 special issue kenya gazette.