PRIME Egerton medical training cost dwarfs top varsities Egerton University has overtaken leading medical schools in the amount of tuition fees for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
UoN rises into top 1,000 world varsity rankings UoN has moved into the top 1,000 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025.
JSS intern teachers to get permanent contracts from July The National Assembly’s Committee on Education has reversed the Teachers Service Commission's plan to hire the Junior Secondary School intern teachers from January 1, 2025.
Parents win round one in St Bakhita fee increment row Justice Janet Mulwa directed the management of the school to halt the increment of fees until the case is heard and determined.
22 students win scholarships to North American varsities Some 22 Kenyan students have received scholarships worth Sh997 million by North American universities.
PRIME 500,000 miss out on KUCCPS selection Eighty-five percent of those who qualified for degree programmes opt to join university.
Number of PhD, Master’s holders in primary schools hits over 2000 Holders of Masters and Doctorate degrees teaching at the primary school level have more than quadrupled over the last three years.
Student numbers at private varsities fall on State funding drought The number of students enrolled in private universities dropped by 15,827 last year.
St Bakhita parents sue over fee increment The school issued invoices abruptly with an increment of between 20 to 41 percent for transport, tuition and co-curricular activities.
Ruto stops schools reopening indefinitely Ruto cites flooding situation as rains are projected to get heavier.
Ascent Capital buys Sh1.6bn stake in packaging firm Dune Ascent Capital has expanded its operations in Kenya with the acquisition of a 49 percent stake.
Kenyans prefer WhatsApp as TikTok users grow WhatsApp is the most preferred digital medium by Kenyans, closely followed by Facebook and YouTube.
PRIME Airtel set for Sh22bn IFC cash for Kenya, Rwanda, DRC units IFC is set to invest Sh26.99 billion in Airtel Africa to fund its operations and refinance existing loans.
New Ketraco-run power dispatch hub allocated Sh4 billion The Treasury has allocated Sh4.18 billion in the new fiscal year starting July to Ketraco.
KCB gets court’s nod to take over Kwale-based Pinewood Beach Resort The High Court has allowed the KCB Bank-appointed receiver manager Kamal Anantroy Bhatt to take over the running of Pinewood Beach Resort.
TikTok issues new guidelines in war on misinformation TikTok has unveiled new community guidelines to curb the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
Prof Mwenda Ntarangwi becomes first Kenyan to head USIU Prof Ntarangwi is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of the Commission for University Education.
Aga Khan University gets Sh20m grant to help fight cervical cancer The Aga Khan University has received a Sh19.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health.
How teacher colleges were saved from brink of closure So bad was the situation in some colleges that tutors outnumbered trainees and resources were underutilised, leading to wastage.
Universities pending bills hit Sh75bn Public universities owe statutory bodies and other creditors Sh75 billion in pending bills.
MP in push to scrap diploma, certificate courses in universities Basic diploma and certificate courses will be scrapped from university academic programmes.
Varsities, schools defy State order on tender openness Disclosures show that only five percent of institutions of higher learning have updated information on tender winners.
State looks for KCSE grade E scorers to enrol in TVETs The government has launched a search for all the 48,000 students who scored grade Es in the 2023 KCSE.
Universities’ employee arrears rise to Sh45bn The employees’ pay arrears grew 16.10 percent over Sh28.85 billion the year before, the data indicate.
State funding pressure as over 200,000 score varsity grades The number of qualifying candidates, who scored C+ — the minimum entry grade, rose 16 percent to hit 201,133.