Researchers have raised concerns over the current financial struggles facing most local universities, warning that they pose a threat to research and innovation.
Many institutions, they noted, are struggling to secure adequate funding, making it difficult to support and sustain innovative projects through to completion.
They added that only a few universities are in a position to effectively fund researchers and innovators, locking out the many opportunities that lie unearthed and which can contribute positively to the country's economic development.
Led by the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Dr Catherine Kyobutungi, they said the financial constraints have forced most Universities to focus only on their core business of education.
