Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service Stories

State warns of looming crisis in varsities after court nullifies Ruto’s funding model
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 22, 2024

However, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced that the government plans to modify the new university funding model.

Ruto asks universities to allow students with fee arrears to sit exams
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2024

The President said universities should not deny any student the opportunity to learn and succeed based on their financial background.

Govt headache as private universities demand Sh47.1 billion payment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2024

Among the claimants, MKU leads with the highest amount, Sh10.2 billion, followed by Kabarak University at Sh5.8 billion, KCA University at Sh4.6 billi...

Audit shows Sh14 billion lost in Kenyan public universities through corruption
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2024

Report highlights weaknesses in financial oversight and governance, including irregular payments, unsupported expenditures, dubious contracts, and bre...

MPs reject Bill seeking to end state’s funding for private universities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2024

This decision ensures that state support for private universities will continue, contributing to the sector's growth and benefiting the public at larg...

Moi University suspends UASU officials as dons' strike intensifies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2024

The suspension follows ongoing tensions between the university management and staff unions over unpaid salary-related dues, amounting to more than Sh1...

Attorney General defends new university funding model as fair and effective
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2024

Oduor noted that the model avoids a uniform funding approach that provides equal support to all students.

Gov’t forms negotiation team to resolve ongoing university lecturers' strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2024

The inter-ministerial committee is set to commence discussions on Thursday, with the goal of reaching an agreement.

Police arrest, fire tear gas at lecturers striking in Nairobi CBD
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 23, 2024

The strike follows the government's failure to honour its commitments under the CBA, which was signed with lecturers. 

Public university workers down tools as nationwide UASU strike begins
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 18, 2024

This comes less than a week after students, who had been protesting against the new higher education funding model, ended their strike following gover...

University workers issue 7-day strike notice
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2024

UASU on Wednesday issued a seven-day strike notice in protest of the government's failure to implement the 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (...

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.

Universities ordered to deliver new admission letters to first-year students by Monday
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2024

Education CS Ogamba announced that 125,893 students who had applied for loans and scholarships under the Student-Centred Model will be receiving these...

Government waives fees for first-year university students placed by KUCCPS
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 20, 2024

KUCCPS placed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2023 cohort of students in various degree programmes and the information was communi...

State directs Kenyan universities to phase out unpopular courses
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 30, 2024

This means that programs that do not draw sufficient interest will be discontinued, allowing institutions to reallocate resources to areas that are mo...

Public university lecturers decry salary delays
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2024

The lecturers now claim they have been forced to rely on loans from Fuliza and Mshwari for survival.

Ruto signs law to establish special universities for national security studies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2024

The new legislation authorises the president to establish new educational institutions focusing exclusively on national security matters.

Final call: 2023 KCSE candidates have until April 25 to select courses on KUCCPS
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 21, 2024

This is after the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) opened its portal for the second and final revision of course cho...

Relief for schools as state releases Sh30.5bn capitation funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 27, 2024

The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers had given the government seven days to release all the capitation funds owned to public schools.

Relief for students as KUCCPS opens portal for first revision of choices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 19, 2024

First-time applicants and those who had not secured their initial course choices have been encouraged to apply.

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