So over the weekend, the Olympics was officially launched in Tokyo Japan, but we have already started seeing changes in the world. The opening ceremony was only graced by competitors, Journalists and security officers fans were not allowed in the stadium so they gathered outside. However, not all of them…
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has more than doubled fees for postgraduate courses and parallel degrees to ease a cash crunch brought home by a dip in student enrolment. The university has increased fees for liberal arts Master’s courses like communication and MBA to more than Sh600,000 for a two-year…
England’s Football Association (FA) says it wants the “toughest punishments possible” for people identified as having racially abused members of the national side after its defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. The sides drew 1-1 after extra time and Italy won the penalty shootout 3-2, with England players Marcus…
The University of Nairobi Council has outlined radical and unprecedented governance reforms including the abolishment of offices, the merger of functions and the creation of new functions. In a briefing to the media and UoN community, the Chairperson of Council, Prof. Julia Ojiambo announced that various offices have been abolished;…
“The Safari Rally is without doubt back home…” these were the sentiments of our President as he ended the Rally in Naivasha on Sunday. Indeed the Rally has made an explosive return in our tracks after a nineteen-year hiatus. It is not only here with us but also here to…
Recurrent grants for public universities have dropped to 53 percent on stagnated government funding, slashing the average amount allocated per student. State funding to public universities is based on the Differentiated Unit Cost (DUC) model whereby institutions are allocated budgets based on the number of undergraduate students they register for…
Dr Simon Munayi, a UoN don was recently elected to the Presidency of the Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports (FEAUS) for a period of four years. Dr Munayi was the Secretary-General of the body before being elected President. The Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports comprises 12 countries which…
With the arrival of vaccines in the country, Kenya is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center, provides some insights into the country’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy and the inclusion of private companies in vaccination programmes. What’s the rollout plan? The…
But what does that mean for the local musicians, podcasters, and music-centric businesses? Spotify, the largest audio streaming subscription platform, which is partly owned by two of the three biggest music record labels — Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, has expanded to 80+ new markets. The new markets…
KCA University Vice-Chancellor Noah Midamba departs next month after 10 years at the helm of the institution. He is the second VC to head the institution after taking over from Prof Daniel Oruoch in 2010. In 2014, he was decorated with the International Award on Outstanding Contribution to Education by…
