The fate of thousands of engineering students from universities whose programs have not been accredited now hangs in the balance as the term for the Engineering Board of Kenya (EBK) expired two months ago.
The Standard has established that the leadership vacuum at the EBK is set to keep the students at home longer, setting the stage for another crisis in public universities. Sources at the EBK told The Standard that the secretariat cannot make a binding decision on crucial matters such as accreditation of programs, as this requires a fully constituted board. Dionysius Maina Wanjau chaired the outgoing EBK board and his deputy was Prof Francis Gichaga who represented the universities.
The board was appointed for a period of three years through Gazette Notice of August 31, 2012 by the then Minister for Roads, Mr Franklin Bett. Wanjau was also appointed as EBK chair for a period of three years with effect from September 14, 2012.
The development also puts to question the composition of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) nearly a year after President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the miscellaneous amendments to the Legal Education Act, 2012. The amended law now requires that the chairperson of CLE is appointed by the President and not the Attorney General as has always been the case.
0 Response to "Universities send engineering students home after Engineering Board of Kenya term expires"
Post a Comment
DROP COMMENTS HERE :