University placement Stories

Over 50,000 university-eligible students miss out on KUCCPS placement despite meeting entry grade
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 02, 2025

Although a significant number of eligible candidates missed out on placement, those who applied appeared to favour degree programmes in engineering an...

Over 310,000 students placed in universities, colleges and TVETs in 2025 KUCCPS results
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 01, 2025

Education CS Julius Ogamba disclosed that out of the 244,563 candidates who qualified for degree programmes, 201,695 applied for placement to various...

Taxpayers lose billions to ghost students due to lack of tracking system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2024

The gap has enabled universities to inflate enrollment figures, leading to government funds being directed to students who have either dropped out or...

Committee probes universities over high enrolment despite limited resources
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 12, 2024

Kisii University has been singled out for enrolling 16,464 students from the 2023 KCSE cohort—the highest number—despite having insufficient staff and...

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.

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.

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