A government report has revealed fraudulent ways public universities use to raise money to bridge their funding gaps. A government report released this year says local universities increase enrollment numbers, hire under-qualified staffs while some admit students without minimum entry requirements. The quality audit inspection report for public and private…
Public universities’ fees will be increased next year if proposals by a state agency mandated to advice on the institutions’ funding is approved, bringing to an end the low tuition charges that government-sponsored students have been paying since the mid-90s. The University Funding Board said yesterday that fees should be…
2017 Call for Applications to a Training Workshop on Mobile Apps Development for Sustainable Development The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) will host a Training Workshop on Mobile Apps Development for Sustainable Development in late November or early December 2017. The objective of the proposed initiative is to promote…
Learning at public universities is set to be paralysed from Wednesday due to a lecturers’ strike. The job boycott will be the third one to happen this year in an academic year that has also been disrupted by two presidential elections. Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) secretary-general Constantine Wasonga asked…
The King Kaka Empire CEO, King Kaka releases a new single which acts to unify Kenyans during this emblematic time in Kenya, caused by political tensions regarding the repeat election for the presidential post. He talks about the need for youths to speak against election irregularities; politicians misusing the Kenyan…
On the 16th of October, Meru University students took to the streets to protest against the fee increment by the administration. The strike started brewing a week to the commencement of the semester one academic year 2017/2018 after the fee structure was updated. Several students aired their complaints on the…
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is on Saturday set to launch an engineering training programme in Kenya at the M-Pesa Foundation Academy in Thika. The multinational in August announced it had picked Kenya and Nigeria as its next beneficiaries of a global training programme for schoolchildren looking to pursue careers in engineering.…
Garissa University College will today be granted a charter by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House to become the first fully-fledged university in northern Kenya. Mr Kenyatta made the announcement during a campaign rally in Garissa. The institution will add to the list of 31 public universities with charters. Mr…
An investor is building Sh340 million hostel blocks at Lukenya in Machakos County to host the growing university population in the area. In an application to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), developer Dominic Mwangi disclosed he planned to put up two blocks of four floors each. They will have…
The University of Eldoret is on the spot for paying nil salaries to 35 officers for between six to 12 months contrary to the Employment Act. Auditor-General Edward Ouko says an audit of the university payroll revealed the 35 earned zero salaries or less than a third of basic salaries…
