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A fresh storm is brewing in Kenya’s higher education sector after university lecturers protested a new retirement structure introduced by the Public Service Commission (PSC), warning that the changes could disrupt career progression and destabilize staffing in public universities.
Academic staff across the country have raised alarm over the directive, which restructures retirement ages for lecturers and researchers based on academic rank. While government officials say the move is meant to harmonize retirement policies in the public service and retain experienced scholars, lecturers argue that the policy was introduced with little consultation and could create confusion in an already strained university system.
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