Kenya is staring down a PhD drought that is choking its dreams of science-driven prosperity. Fresh data from the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) paints a grim picture: the country produces fewer than 1,000 PhDs annually, hitting only 23 per cent of the national target for 1,000 PhDs per one million people.
In some universities, a staggering 33 per cent of faculty lack the doctoral qualifications required by established guidelines.
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