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The Following Universities And Colleges Suspended From Offering Select Courses

BY Getrude Mathayo · December 9, 2024 08:12 am

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KNDI also shut down nutrition and dietetics programs at Meru University (degree level) and Edinburgh College (certificate and diploma levels). Jordan Hospital Medical College and Kenya Institute of Social Work and Development Studies were also banned.

The Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) has blocked 16 institutions from offering nutrition and dietetics courses due to non-compliance with training standards.

According to KNDI, institutions were suspended from offering degrees, diplomas, and certificate courses in their curricula.

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Karatina University, Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), and Lukenya University were among the top universities suspended.

Affected colleges include the Kenya Institute of Development Studies, Jodan College of Technology, JFC Munene College of Health Sciences, the Kenya School for Integrated Medicine, and Laisamis Technical and Vocational College.

Others include Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences, Meru National Polytechnic, Northeastern National Polytechnic, and Sang’alo National Polytechnic.

According to KNDI, in a notice, they cited non-compliance with professional training requirements outlined in Section 6(d) of Cap 253B mandate as the main reason for the suspension.

At the same time, the Dieticians Institute confirmed that 73 institutions were approved to offer nutrition and dietetics courses.

These include Maseno University, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kisii University, Kenyatta University, and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST).

Others, including Mount Kenya University (MKU), Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Egerton University, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), and Chuka University, were approved to offer nutrition and dietetics courses.

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