Commission for Higher Education (CHE) was established in 1985, it regulates growth and advises the Government of Kenya on the establishment of public universities. However, other core functions of CHE include accreditation and inspection of private universities.
It is also charged with planning and coordination of education and training courses offered in post-secondary institutions. There are proposals to expand the mandate of the commission to cover quality assurance in public universities.
The Commission of Higher Education has approved 82-degree programmes for private universities granted authority to collaborate for 46 university programmes and validate 105 diploma programmes for post-secondary school institutions.