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Ethnic Diversity Audit of Public Universities and Constituent Colleges in Kenya TOWARDS NATIONAL COHESION AND UNITY IN KENYA Ethnic Diversity Audit of Public Universities and Constituent Colleges in Kenya Volume II Copyright (c) 2013 National Cohesion and Integration Commission All rights reserved. ISBN No. 978-9966-044-02-0 PREFACE One key mandate of National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is to ensure ethnic diversity in Public Employment. Article 7 (1) of the NCI Act, 2008 requires all public establishments to represent the diversity of the people of Kenya in employment. Further, Article 7 (2) clarifies that not more than a third of total employees in one public institution should be from one ethnic group. The mandate is reinforced by the requirement of the Kenyan Constitution which, in Article 232 (1) (h), espouses the need for “representation of Kenya’s diverse communities” as one of the values and principles of the public service. This Report, Ethnic Diversity Audit of Public Universities and Constituent Colleges in Kenya, is one of the steps the Commission has taken to engage Kenyans on issues of employment in public institutions. It is a continuation of a similar report that was published earlier by the Commission on Ethnic Diversity in the Civil Service. The Report, which was shared with the University fraternity elicited healthy discussions on what needs to be done to correct the inequalities. We are aware that these inequalities have taken a while to form and will require targeted, deliberate and concerted efforts to address. Future reports will highlight the progress made by each institution on this subject. Universities are ideally supposed to reflect the face of the Nation. Considering that university students are admitted from all over the country without due consideration of ethnicity, it is equally important that universities produce graduates who are expected to work anywhere in the country. The world is replete with cases where some of the most dangerous ideologies have been developed and nurtured within the universities. For example, apartheid was conceived by insular and inward looking intellectuals protecting narrow racial interests. We expect our universities to be different, thus the publication of this Report. The Report highlights both short term and long term key intervention measures arrived at in a consultative forum by various stakeholders in the education sector. NCIC will continue to advocate for ethnic diversity and equitable representations in public universities and constituent colleges as one of the ways of promoting harmonious coexistence among various ethnic groups in Kenya. Celebrating ethnic diversity is a key tenet to achieving a cohesive and integrated country. Mzalendo N. Kibunjia, PhD, EBS Commission Chairman i Table of Contents List of Tables iv List of Figures vi Preface i Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations viii Chapter One 1 Public Universities In Kenya 1 Introduction 1 Locations of Universities 5 Ethnic Affiliation of Vice Chancellors of Public Universities 8 Gender Representation of Vice Chancellors in Public Universities in Kenya 9 Principals of Constituent Colleges 10 Gender Representation of Principals of Constituent Colleges 11 Chapter Two 12 General Ethnic Representation of Employees In Public Universities In Kenya 12 Introduction 12 Comparison with the National Population Ratio 15 Least Represented Communities 19 The ‘Big Five’ Communities 19 The Relationship between Location and Ethnic Composition of Employees 19 The Relationship between Vice Chancellors’/Principals’ Ethnic Groups and the Majority of Employees in the Universities 21 Universities that comply with the National Cohesion and Integration Act, 2008 23 Introduction 23 Egerton University 23 Multimedia University College of Kenya 26 Mombasa Polytechnic University College 27 Kenya Polytechnic University College 30 Chapter Four 33 Public Universities that Flout the NCI Act, 2008 on Inclusive Employment 33 Introduction 33 The University of Nairobi 33 Kenyatta University 36 Maseno University 40 Masinde Muliro University 41 ii Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology 43 Constituent Colleges 45 Kabianga University College 45 Meru University College of Science and Technology 47 Pwani University College 48 Kisii University College 50 Laikipia University College 51 South Eastern University College 53 Bondo University College 54 Narok University College 55 Karatina University College 57 Chepkoilel University College 58 Kimathi University College of Technology 61 Chuka University College 62 Ethnic Representation of Senior Staff in Public Universities 65 Introduction 65 Egerton University 66 University of Nairobi 67 Kenyatta University 69 Moi University 70 Maseno University 72 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 73 Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology 74 Multimedia University College 75 Mombasa Polytechnic University College 76 Kenya Polytechnic University College 77 Kabianga University College 78 Pwani University College 79 Kisii University College 79 Laikipia University College 80 South Eastern University College 81 Bondo University College 82 Karatina University College 84 Chepkoilel University College 85 Kimathi University College 86 Chuka University College 87 Chapter Six 90 Conclusion and Recommendations 90 Introduction 90 Recommendations 91 iii List of Tables Table 1: Public Universities and Constituent Colleges in Kenya 6 Table 2: Ethnic Affiliation of Vice Chancellors in Public Universities in Kenya 8 Table 3: Ethnic Affiliation of Principals of Constituent Colleges in Kenya 10 Table 4: Ethnic Representation of Employees in Public Universities in Kenya 12 Table 5: Comparison of Census Population % and % of Employment in Public Universities 15 Table 6: The Differences of Over-represented Ethnic Communities in Public Universities 17 Table 7: Underrepresented Communities 18 Table 8: ‘Big Five’ Communities in Public Universities in Kenya 19 Table 9: Representation of ‘Local Community’ in the Employment of Universities 20 Table 10: Vice Chancellor/Principals’ Ethnic group and the Ethnic Group of Majority of the Employees 22 Table 11: Ethnat Composition of Staff in Egerton University 24 Table 12: Multimedia University College Staff Representation by Ethnic Group 26 Table 13: Mombasa Polytechnic Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 28 Table 14: Kenya Polytechnic University College Ethnic Distribution among Staff 31 Table 15: UoN Staff Distribution by Ethnic Groups 33 Table 16: Kenyatta University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 36 Table 17: Moi University Staff Ethnic Composition 38 Table 18: Maseno University Staff Ethnic Profiling 40 Table 19: MMUST Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 42 Table 20: JKUAT Staff Ethnic Composition 44 Table 21: Kabianga University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 46 Table 22: Meru University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 47 Table 23: Pwani University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 49 Table 24: Kisii University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 50 Table 25: Laikipia University Staff Representation by Ethnic Group 52 Table 26: South Eastern University College Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 53 Table 27: Bondo University College Staff Ethnic Composition 54 Table 28: Narok University College Employees Ethnic Composition 56 Table 29: Staff Ethnic Representation at Karatina University College 57 iv Table 30: Chepkoilel University College Staff Ethnic Distribution 59 Table 31: Kimathi University College Staff Ethnic Audit 61 Table 32: Chuka University College Staff Ethnic Composition 63 Table 33: Senior Staff at the Public Universities and Constituent Colleges 65 Table 34: Comparison of Ethnat Composition of Staff in Egervsn University (General vs Senior Staff) 66 Table 35: UoN General and Senior Staff Distribution by Ethnic Groups 68 Table 36: Kenyatta University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 69 Table 37: Moi University Staff Ethnic Composition 71 Table 38: Maseno University Staff Ethnic Profiling 72 Table 39: MMUST Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 73 Table 40: JKUAT Staff Ethnic Composition 74 Table 41: Multimedia University College Staff Representation by Ethnic Group 75 Table 42: Mombasa Polytechnic Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 76 Table 43: Kenya Polytechnic UC Ethnic Distribution among Staff 77 Table 44: Kabianga University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 78 Table 45: Pwani University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 79 Table 46: Kisii University Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 80 Table 47: Laikipia University Staff Representation by Ethnic Group 81 Table 48: South Eastern University College Staff Distribution by Ethnic Group 82 Table 49: Bondo University College Staff Ethnic Composition 83 Table 50: Narok University College Employees Ethnic Composition 84 Table 51: Staff Ethnic Representation at Karatina University College 85 Table 52: Chepkoilel University College Staff Ethnic Distribution 86 Table 53: Kimathi University College Staff Ethnic Audit 87 Table 54: Chuka University College Staff Ethnic Composition 88 v List of Figures Figure 1: The approximate locations of public universities (in blue) and their constituent colleges (in red.) 7 Figure 2: Vice Chancellors in Public Universities 8 Figure 3: Gender Representation of Vice Chancellors in Public Universities 9 Figure 4: Ethnic Groups of Principals in Constituent Colleges 11 Figure 5: Ethnic Composition of Employees in Public Universities in Kenya 14 Figure 6: Comparison of Census Population % and % of Employment in Public Universities 16 Figure 7: Ethnic Composition of Staff in Egerton University 25 Figure 8: Multimedia
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