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Universities that are dealing with excessive staffing and uncontrolled growth The main issue preventing higher education institutions from maintaining their payroll, operations, and upkeep costs is the unchecked proliferation of universities and excessive workforce, as determined by the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, which is chaired by Bumula MP Hon. Jack Wamboka. According to the Committee, which cited the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K), the school has experienced persistent financial difficulties since it became a full-fledged university on January 15, 2013. Its estimated monthly income of Kshs. 207 million, which includes Kshs. 63.3 million in capitation, is insufficient to meet the monthly cost of Kshs. 314 million. The legislators emphasized ...

Universities Under Fire As MPs Expose Their Spending On Failed Tech, Tribal Hiring and Fake Payroll Kenya’s public universities face significant issues after Members of Parliament uncovered serious financial mismanagement and operational failures. The National Assembly’s Committee on Public Investments on Governance and Education has highlighted major scandals within the education sector, such as ineffective systems, ghost employees, and discriminatory hiring practices. The committee, led by Bumula MP Jack Wamboka, expressed concern over hundreds of millions spent on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems that ultimately failed. These systems were intended to enhance management, but inadequate planning and poor vendor selections rendered them ineffective. At the Commission for...