Lecturers have called off their strike, which had paralysed learning in public universities for 76 days. University Academic Staff Union (UASU) decided to go back to work on Thursday evening after day-long negotiations at the Ministry of Labour offices, which were led by Ms Hellen Apiyo, a conciliator from the…
Jenniger Lopez is still the baddest in the game. And with that, come movements that will keep her in your mouth and (hopefully) on your playlist. The singer took to her Instagram today to tease her new single, “Dinero” to her fans. The album cover sees the gorgeous Latina, decked…
Loan repayment in Kenya is becoming a serious issue and the HELB agency has urged students to be more aware of repayment terms when borrowing the money. Unknown to many beneficiaries of HELB loans, when they fail to remit their monthly instalments for more than three months, the agency reports…
It seems the Ministry of Education is not interested in resolving the lecturers strike, having refused to table the counter offer at the meeting with UASU officials yesterday. Our children are rotting away at home. Who will save us? Kindly post this message so that the country and in particular…
There seems to be no official end in sight to the lecturers strike as talks between them and the universities council yesterday collapsed. Speaking after the talks, the Universities’ Academic Staff Union Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga said the government failed to table a counter-offer on the proposals the lecturers had made…
Mwakenya is banned in all universities locally, and those caught using it are often suspended — or even expelled from school. At the University of Nairobi for instance, those caught cheating are expelled from the institution as stated in the University’s Examination Rules. “Any student caught cheating in examination e.g.…
You’re probably aware that university students are pretty tired of the current 2-month-plus lecturers strike and it seems for Kenyatta University students, not even the lecturers union will keep them out of class. Kenyatta University Student leaders have taken to local dailies to warn UASU from interfering with learning which…
I’m a students leader at KIST (Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology). The last term 26th February we the students demonstrated demanding the school administration to adhere and to abide to our school constitution… We raised concern on high fees payment subjected to our parents and guardians which is 15-20thousands…
The Commission for University Education(CUE) has recommended massive changes to the structure of Kenya universities which, if adopted, may see some closed. As Nation reports, CUE has proposed the merger of several universities or closure of some since many have become unsustainable. In one of the far-reaching proposals, the commission…
The lecturer’s strike enters its third month today with the striking dons still firm on their commitment to stay out of classes until they get the money they’re asking for. The Universities Council on its part claims it has been left with only one option to resort to… Sack the…