This archive report was first published on 31 July 2019.
On July 31, 2019, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) responded to a Commission for University Education (CUE) report that revealed anomalies in its learning and graduation processes for doctorate degrees awarded on June 21, 2019.
According to the report, graduates who had been conferred with 118 PhD degrees risked having them recalled. However, JKUAT maintained that both the learning and award of degrees followed due process.
JKUAT Vice-Principal Victoria Wambui told reporters at the university's main campus in Juja that 'all degrees of the university are meritoriously earned and no student is allowed to graduate without going through the due process regarding coursework, seminars, original research, external examination and publications.'
She further dismissed claims that some of their doctorate degrees have been suspended by CUE, stating that 'none of our awarded doctorate degrees have been suspended.'
JKUAT has set up a sub-committee made up of its senate to study the regulator's report and implement various recommendations it has made.
Upon concluding their work, the sub-committee will table their recommendations to the senate for consideration and implementation, and a senate report will then be forwarded to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education and CEO CUE within three months.
