01195nam a22001937a 450000100060000000300040000600500170001000800410002704000230006809000170009110000280010824500670013626000650020330000700026852005890033865000450092794200120097299900170098436626OSt20260707172556.0090529t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cKE-NaSULdKE-NaSUL  c36626d36621  aMacharia, Keguro962501  aAfrican universities crippling their studentscKeguro Macharia  aNairobibNation Media GroupcDecember 29 2008-January 4 2009  ap. 15 [Opinion], The EastAfrican, December 29 2008-January 4 2009  aAn 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.   aAfrican Universitiesbbrain drain962502  cARTxRG  c36626d36621