01195nam a22001937a 4500 36626 OSt 20260707172556.0 090529t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d KE-NaSUL KE-NaSUL 36626 36621 Macharia, Keguro 62501 African universities crippling their students Keguro Macharia Nairobi Nation Media Group December 29 2008-January 4 2009 p. 15 [Opinion], The EastAfrican, December 29 2008-January 4 2009 An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education points out that African universities face crisis in hiring and retaining new PhD holders, many of whom chose to go into industry or NGOs. Kenya's knowledge economy thrives and flourishes on matatu graffiti, on street corners and community based theatre productions.Kenyan academics must learn how to speak to their colleagues across Africa, in Europe and the Americas. We cannot continue to rely on that old, tired ''I'm an African'' bit in international conferences to disengage from the tough conceptual demands being placed on them. African Universities brain drain 62502 ART RG 36626 36621