Macharia, Keguro creator text xxu Nairobi Nation Media Group December 29 2008-January 4 2009 monographic eng

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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. Keguro Macharia African Universities brain drain 090529 20260707172556.0 36626