Magoha proposes way to improve college education

Kenya National Examinations Council chairman George Magoha speaks to reporters at the agency's offices in Nairobi on January 15, 2019. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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  • Prof Magoha said it is absurd that all the university colleges in the country look to the central government for money.

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) chairman George Magoha argues that the many universities in the country should be consolidated to improve quality of education.

Prof Magoha - who is also the Kenya National Examinations Council chairman - said most of the universities continue to experience a myriad of challenges and that this can be solved if they are merged.

Speaking at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital where he led KMPDB members in an inspection tour of the facility, Prof Magoha said it is absurd that all the university colleges in the country look to the central government for money.

The Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital - through the county government - is partnering with Kisii University that is set to launch its medical school.

Prof Magoha, who was accompanied by Governor James Ongwae and Kisii University Vice Chancellor John Akama, said there are over 30 university colleges in the country.

“I have seen my colleagues in the universities going on strike because the institutions lack [enough] money. My opinion is that those universities should be consolidated. There is no reason why we should have four universities within a 60 kilometre radius,” he said.

Prof Magoha congratulated Governor Ongwae for the progress he has made in upgrading the referral hospital, saying it would offer hope to millions of people in south Nyanza region who rely on it.