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UNIVERSITY NEWS
JKUAT to offer Masters in
Rehabilitation Science
BY CORRESPONDENT
Jomo Kenyatta University of science & Technology
(JKUAT) plans to introduce Masters Degree Programme
in Rehabilitation Science to train specialists in providing
support services to those abled differently.
The Head of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department at
JKUAT, Dr Mwangi Matheri, believes the programme will
address the growing shortage of rehabilitation
professionals and trainers in the country as the number
of persons with disabilities continues to rise.
He said they are pushing to have the programme
integrated into the Higher Education curricula to secure
sustainable training of qualified experts in
physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapy, and
pathology.
Dr Matheri noted that the programme will commence in
September 2026, creating several opportunities for
graduates to work in universities as trainers,
Rehabilitation officers, as well as self-producing
professional rehabilitators.
Head of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department at JKUAT, Dr. Mwangi
Matheri.
