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KCSE 2024: National schools continue to showcase academic dominance as private schools rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

Schools from metropolitan counties, particularly Nairobi and Kiambu, dominated the rankings.

A reform gone wrong: How Ruto’s university funding model failed students in 2024
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 05, 2025

While the government has pledged to refine the system, trust among students, parents, and stakeholders remains low.

Oshwal Academy directed to allow Muslim students to perform afternoon prayers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2024

The court ordered the school to allow the students to perform their prayers within the campus.

Karatina University closed after students protest over matatu fares, hostel rents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2024

The institution has approximately 10,000 students, and the majority participated in the protests.

Senator Nyamu seeks deployment of safety officers in schools to tackle violence
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2024

The motion comes at a time when Kenya has witnessed 239 cases of unrest in secondary schools in the last nine months.

Eastleigh High School closed indefinitely after student protests over Mosque construction
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 18, 2024

In the aftermath of the demonstrations, several properties at Eastleigh High School were damaged.

State sets up committees to review varsity funding model as student leaders call off strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2024

The student leaders have now issued the government a 30-day notice to address their concerns, including the abolition of Bands 4 and 5,

AG Dorcas Oduor forms committee to address mass failure of law students
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 29, 2024

Data from the Council of Legal Education (CLE) shows that students have been failing the bar exam for the past 15 years, raising questions about their...

New university funding model risks locking out needy students from universities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 24, 2024

This systematic failure threatens to undermine the very goal the model was designed to achieve, placing the higher education sector in jeopardy.

African students face rising visa denial rates in the US and Europe
Amina Wako  |  Aug 04, 2024

Citizens of the 26 member states within Europe’s Schengen area enjoy borderless access, while most travellers from elsewhere require visas.

Double tragedy as father recounts death of second daughter in KU bus accident
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 24, 2024

During the memorial service, the father revealed he has lost two of his daughters in less than a year.

State withdraws proposal on varsity placement for gov't-sponsored students
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 23, 2024

Currently, students have the option to enroll in both public and private universities under the existing framework.

KU bus accident: 8 critically injured staff, students moved to Nairobi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 19, 2024

Out of the 42 injured staff and students, eight were moved to Nairobi while the rest remained at the Moi County Referral Hospital in Voi.

Medical graduates stage protest in demand for internships
Hanifa Adan  |  Feb 12, 2024

The graduates say some of them have waited up to seven months, a circumstance which disrupts their career progression and affects the delivery of heal...

State opens portal for placement of 2023 KCSE students to universities, colleges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 08, 2024

The KUCCPS application portal shall remain open for the first round of applications until February 22, 2024.

Lamu Governor raises red flag over university transition rate
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 06, 2024

Only 192 out of the 2,040 KCSE students under the Lamu county scholarship programme in 2023 attained university grades.

University student unions announce nationwide protests against soaring education costs
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 09, 2023

"We will not be silent in the face of this injustice!" exclaimed Gitaranga Esther, a student leader from the University of Nairobi, as she joined a co...

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