[Jenipher Wachie,Standard]The tussle over accrediting of University programmes has continued as it emerged some professional bodies are still pushing to have the responsibility to approve academic courses. “We find no reason to suspend the commission’s mandate in regulating and accrediting courses as provided in the Universities Act. The Appellate Court’s decision affirmed CUE’s powers in accrediting university courses, bringing to an end a long-running battle between the commission and several professional associations which demanded that they should be given authority to supervise various university courses. It is now emerging that despite this ruling, some professional bodies are still pushing for the right to accredit university courses. Professional bodies included Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, Kenya Pharmacy and Poison Board, Nursing Council of Kenya, Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute and Public Health Officers and Technicians Council.

Source: Standard Digital July 04, 2021 16:18 UTC