A monitoring team from the Ministry of Education’s - State Department of Higher Education and Research today visited Kaimosi Friends University for a monitoring and evaluation exercise as mandated by the Ministry of Education which marks KAFU’s first official monitoring and evaluation since its inception.
The Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Peter Mwita acknowledged the significance of the monitoring and evaluation meeting and he affirmed that KAFU is cautiously expanding its programs to mitigate challenges associated with rapid growth and has curved out a niche in Health Sciences to provide clear institutional direction.
From left to right (sitted) Prof. Julius Kipkemboi, Dr. Onsare Jemimah, Prof. Peter.N. Mwita. From left to right (standing) C.P.A Peter Wambogo, Mrs. Ehster Wanjau, Mrs Kathure Ivy, Mrm Kiprotich Felix, Dr. Nurwin Fozia, Dr. Amunga Jane and Dr. Dina Were.
“Kaimosi Friends University is among the youngest universities in Kenya, and we have continuously strived to comply fully with the Ministry of Educations regulations. We have diligently utilized our resources to avoid accruing pending bills and so far we have not been flagged for non-compliance.” Said Prof. Mwita.
The meeting in progress in the Vice Chancellor's board room.
Dr. Jemimah Onsare who led the delegation underscored the critical role of universities in driving Kenya's development agenda. She emphasized that this exercise is a crucial step towards bolstering governance and management practices within public universities. She further observed that many public universities are grappling with financial challenges often stemming from decisions not anchored on factual data.
“This exercise aims to address the key challenges faced by public universities and to generate tangible, concrete reports that can be presented at higher levels to support resource mobilization efforts” Dr. Onsare said.
She also highlighted that a key objective of the exercise is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation to address challenges related to academic infrastructure, capital projects, general operations and to provide advisory support to overcoming challenges faced by KAFU as a young growing institution.
Present in the meeting were members of the University Management Board and the outgoing Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Student Affairs Prof. Julius Kipkemboi who underscored the importance of the monitoring and evaluation exercise. He emphasized the need for affirmative action in the sector noting that limited resources for research and innovation in higher learning institutions remains a major concern.
Members of the monitoring team paying a courtesy call in the Vice Chancellor's Office.