The Commission for Higher Education is an agency of the Government of Kenya that is mandated to plan, monitor, regulate, modify, improve and communicate the policy to stakeholders, regarding university education in Kenya.
The Commission for University Education was established by an Act of Parliament, the Universities Act, No. 42 of 2012 as the successor to the Commission for Higher Education which was established under Universities Act Cap 210B of 1985. This was to address the need to regulate, coordinate and assure quality in university education as a result of the growth and expansion of the university subsector in Kenya. The Commission was established as a body corporate to make better provisions for the advancement of quality university education in the country.
The Commission is mandated to promote the objectives of university education, by regulating and accrediting universities and programs, among other functions.
