Title:
Why it’s time to break the cycle of reform and protest at Kenya’s universities
Author:
Ishmael Munene
Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
Published:
The Conversation, 2 August 2021
From the article:
Constant disruption of learning due to students’ protests has defined university education since Kenya’s independence. Up until the 1990s, such protests were triggered by larger socio-political issues such as democratisation, human rights and economic equality. Since then, the spate of university student protests, averaging five every year, has followed changes that raise the costs of attending university.
Due to its status as the premier university in Kenya, reforms at the University of Nairobi are likely to cascade to other public universities. So too are the reactions of students and staff.