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UASU had issued a seven-day strike notice last week, accusing the government of failing to honour its commitments under the current CBA and demanding...
According to the University Statistics 2024/2025 Report by the Commission for University Education (CUE), a total of 14,879 international students are...
Despite efforts to hire more qualified staff, public institutions still face a shortage of PhD holders, an ageing pool of professors, and high depende...
The survival plans, anchored on numbers and increased government support, are designed to ensure universities continue to operate effectively despite...
The Auditor General warned that the Sh3 billion in unexplained expenditures reflects systemic governance weaknesses, pointing to a broader culture of...
An audit covering the financial year ending June 30, 2024, has revealed that most institutions are operating far beyond legal salary limits, exposing...
Gathungu said the universities did not have legal evidence to confirm ownership of the assets reflected in their financial statements.
Universities have been instructed to update their admissions and finance portals to reflect the changes before the beginning of the next academic year...
The changes, made under the authority of various sections of the Universities Act, are intended to reinforce governance, policy oversight, and institu...
KUSU has called out vice-chancellors for allegedly misusing a human resource review started by the Public Service Commission, turning it into a way to...
Among the most heavily indebted institutions are Kenyatta University, which owes Sh12.38 billion; the University of Nairobi, with Sh12.22 billion; and...
Approximately 1.2 million learners are expected to transition from junior to senior school at the start of 2026.
KUSU Secretary-General Charles Mukhwaya said the funding cuts have steadily worsened over time, leaving universities struggling to operate effectively...
The report lists Kenyatta University, the University of Nairobi, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology as having the highest debt...
Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala painted a grim picture of the sector’s financial woes. She warned that without additional funding, un...
Many universities also own commercial properties such as hotels and malls, which remain largely untapped as sources of revenue.
This financial crisis is causing deep concern among employees, many of whom face the prospect of retiring without the pension benefits they have worke...
UASU wants the retirement age for graduate assistants, tutorial fellows, assistant lecturers, and junior research fellows to be raised to 70 years.
The inter-ministerial committee is set to commence discussions on Thursday, with the goal of reaching an agreement.
The lecturers now claim they have been forced to rely on loans from Fuliza and Mshwari for survival.
