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Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule- (b) in the proposed amendments relating to the Universities Act, 2012 (No. 42 of 2012) by inserting the following new row immediately after the row relating to the proposed amendment to section 20(1) – Amendment of section 22 of No.42 of 2012 Section 22 of the principal Act is amended- (i) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following new subsection- (1) The President may, on the recommendation of the Cabinet Secretary, revoke a Charter if in the opinion of the President that ...
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Inserting the following new section immediately after section 22- Variation of Charter
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22A. (1) The Cabinet Secretary may, upon an initiation made under Subsection (3), vary a Charter if in the opinion of the Cabinet Secretary that variation is in the best interests of university education in Kenya. (2) The recommendation referred to under subsection (1) shall be made based on a need to- (a) Align the particular Charter to the Constitution or any written law; (b) align the university to the training and research priority of the national Government that would develop expertise in a specified academic field, including instilling of skills with bias in employment creation;
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(c) in the case of a private university, to reflect changes in sponsorship of the university; or,
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(d) align the university to the dynamics in research, technology and prevailing academic requirements recommended by the body which by law represents employers;
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(e) align the Charter to the best interests of university education in Kenya.
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(3) A variation under subsection (1) may be initiated-
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(a) by the Commission upon request by a university in the case of a public university; or
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(b) by the sponsor in the case of a private university, and may include the introduction of such mechanisms as shall enable the university concerned to better carry out its functions.
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