MACHARIA, Ibrahim (Dr)

High dropout rates, delays, and discontent among doctorate students are all prevalent issues in doctorate education. The purpose of this study was to assess the parenting and work challenges of PhD student at Kenyatta University's School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development. The research was conducted in three stages. First, vital statistics, information, and data about the PhD student in SAED were gathered through secondary research. Second, primary research was conducted by interviewing students via a questionnaire (15 doctorate students completed), followed by discussions in an online meeting (28 PhD student attended). Third, to ensure the validity of the included information and the key recommendations, the board of postgraduate students at the SAED level discussed the data collected. Because of the small number of participants, the data was analyzed descriptively utilizing the Grounded Theory Approach. Result indicates that the major problem they experience include; stress due to academic duties and expectations; finances or debt; anxiety; lack of balance between work, academic, and home life. Some reported feeling alienated even inside their department owing to lack of coherence and engagement with faculty member and unsupportive support personnel; feeling bad about not spending enough time with and caring for their children. Being over-whelmed by the quantity of work to complete in the short time frame; partial scholarships that cause resource mobilization issues. Foreign student also expressed worries about difficulties in acquiring information, such as how to gain access to the library, acquire study permits, loneliness as a result of not having as many friends as previously and being unable to access numerous social networks. Coping strategies for each of the challenge listed and recommendation are provided here in.