KEMI to Get University Charter To Offer Online Courses
The government of Kenya is upgrading the Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) by granting it a charter to offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate courses.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu confirmed that the government, through the Ministry of Education, is opening six undergraduate and a few diploma programs at the facility to enable students to pursue studies from their homes.
Machogu also announced that in June of this year, President William Ruto will award KEMI a charter to have a Vice Chancellor and professors to teach online.
Machogu stated that since its inception in 1981 and subsequent upgrade to a state cooperation, accepting training and research consultancy, the institution has played a critical role in continuous upscaling of education stakeholders, thereby filling the gap of human resource capacity.
“Latest June this year, President Dr. William Ruto will award a charter to KEMI so that they will have a Vice Chancellor and professors who will be teaching online,” said Machogu.
In addition, the government is providing transport services to the county directors of education and their deputies, where each of them will receive a new vehicle this year to enable them to carry out the necessary monitoring and supervisory roles.
Furthermore, Machogu encouraged teachers to follow the ministry directives by ensuring that there is no corporal punishment to students.
“I would also like to urge teachers to follow the ministry directives by ensuring that there is no corporal punishment to students,” said Machogu.
He also encouraged principals and head teachers to ensure that water and food in their respective schools are properly inspected to ensure that they are fit for human consumption.
KEMI Chief Executive Officer Dr. Maurice Odondo said that from 2011 to date, the institution has engaged in capacity building and improvement of managerial and competence skills of institutional managers through a diploma program.
The program is offered through open distance and flexible learning at county levels, supported with online mode of training, and has equipped over 40,000 school leaders with diploma awards.
Odondo added that KEMI is working in collaboration with like-minded institutions to tap into synergy, and with the Aga Khan University on a program that targets head teachers.
KEMI council chair Dr. Mercy Karogo thanked the government for funding the institution and supporting their programs.
KEMI to Get University Charter To Offer Online Courses