Once celebrated as engines of social mobility and intellectual growth, public universities have become symbols of fiscal recklessness, policy confusion, and institutional decay. When public institutions, admired as citadels of knowledge, are no longer just struggling but actually suffocating, it sends shivers in the next generation. Universities expanded aggressively, opening satellite campuses and launching programmes, without sustainable financial models. Private universities, owed a staggering Sh60 billion, are on the brink, exposing a sector-wide collapse that cuts across public and private institutions. Kenya must confront uncomfortable truths and embrace bold education reforms.

Source: Standard Digital March 21, 2026 22:26 UTC