Influence of Public Private Partnerships on Infrastructural Development in Public Universities in Kenya

Abstract

The main objective of this paper was to determine the Influence of private public partnerships on infrastructure development in public universities in Kenya. It seeks to generate solutions to the challenges facing Kenya's higher education system. The appetite for university education in Kenya has increased significantly. Most of those who qualify for admission into institutions of higher learning are not admitted since universities aren't able to accommodate the growing number of students due to limited enrolment capacities. Population of the sturdy included all public universities where a representative sample of 45 respondents was selected. The study concludes that Public Private Partnerships do influence infrastructure development in public universities in Kenya. With 73% of the changes in infrastructure development (dependent variable) explained by changes in the four variables namely Risk Management, Resources, and Value for Money and Expertise. It has been determined that resources, risk management, value for money & expertise are very critical to infrastructural development.