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Universities staff layoffs inevitable

University of Nairobi

The entrance to the University of Nairobi. 

Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

Public universities have embarked on a massive reduction of their staff as institutions of higher learning continue to struggle with financial debts.

In the last four years, lecturers and non-academic staff in older universities were the most affected as the universities battle to stay afloat.