{
  "id": 18716946,
  "title": "John Mbadi: Universities should go beyond awarding degrees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/john-mbadi-universities-should-go-beyond-awarding-degrees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T12:35:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/john-mbadi-universities-should-go-beyond-awarding-degrees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has challenged universities to go beyond awarding degrees and focus more on research, innovation and skills development to accelerate Kenya’s economic growth. Mbadi said institutions of higher learning should become centres of knowledge creation and practical solutions to societal challenges rather than concentrating solely on academic qualifications.…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}