Parliament revives push for merger of public varsities

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Busia Woman Representative Florence Mutua, who is also the chairperson of the National Assembly Education Committee. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A parliamentary committee has revived the push to merge public universities aimed at reducing the operational burden of the cash-strapped institutions on taxpayers.

Florence Mutua, chair of the National Assembly Committee on Education, urged lawmakers to revisit the merger plans that would lead to 27,000 job cuts.

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