Ethnic politics is slowly rearing its ugly head in institutions of higher learning, with Moi University being the latest casualty, after two rival groups clashed over the forthcoming student elections. This led to the closure of the institution on Monday evening after a confrontation
Read MoreIn the past, a degree from a coveted international university was a prized asset. It assured one of guaranteed promotion, even when the said candidate may not have the requisite experience. For example, some Kenyan managers and CEOs were able to rise to the top largely because of the strength of the
Read MoreNyahururu - A team of armed police officers have been deployed in Laikipia University main campus to help maintain security in the campus. Nyahururu Deputy County commissioner, Kiplagat Tarus who is also the Chairman of the sub-County Security Committee, has assured the students of maximum securi
Read MoreThe Education ministry has been asked to dissolve the University of Eldoret Council over failure to contain strikes by students. The National Assembly Education Committee said of all the public universities in the country, the institution had experienced the highest number of strikes.
Read MoreHavard University has once again topped the world rankings released by the Center for World University Rankings. The Ivy League School is followed by Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Center's annual rankings are based on eight criteria: quality of education, a
Read MoreKenya plans to bar its universities from offering diplomas and certificates courses,starving them of a key income stream as it seeks to streamline higher education to boost quality. Universities must now concentrate on their core business – degrees – leaving colleges to handle lower qual
Read MoreJust a week ago,the Garissa University was attacked by Al Shabaab members who injured several students and killed 147 in total. After the attack all institutions have been on high alert for any terrorist attack. This has hence caused unnecessary panick sometimes among the students.
Read MoreIn Africa,their is this one simmilarity that is usually experienced and its now like the norm - Election violence. This has been experienced time without numbers in most states including our very own country- Kenya. This violence is usually the genesis of citizen deaths and displacements of people
Read MoreOshwal Academy which is in Mombasa has received international recognition for making Kenya the first country in Africa to use digital technology in teaching a government youth development programme. The school was praised for embracing an online record book that has eased the delivery of
Read MoreWith the current wave of insecurity in the country and terror scares directed to various bulidings and institutions,their has been increased alarm and panic even over very trivial events like explosions of transformers. This recently saw the panic at UON- Kikuyu campus that led to the deat
Read MoreSince Kenya's independence in 1963,there has been several strikes in institutions of higher learning-some mild and others severe leading even to death. Magazine reel decided to go out and do a a research on why students strike and damage property. Here are some of the major reasons that we
Read MoreMoi University and University of Nairobi, Mombasa Campus, have been found unsuitable to teach law courses. The Council of Legal Education issued the verdict in the latest Kenya Gazette notice, a blot to the two universities that have trained the bulk of Kenya’s lawyers, magistrates and
Read MoreDisagreement at the University of Eldoret that led to its closure in February this year was caused by staff who are resisting change, the University council Chairman has said. The council chairman Prof Sarone Ole Sena told National Assembly’s Education Committee chaired by Sabina Cheg
Read MoreStrathmore University has announced that it will increase enrolment of post graduate students for its Masters Programme by 10 per cent of the current student population. The university, currently with a population of 6,000 students, said it was looking to grow its Masters Programme in the nex
Read MoreHe always wore his headphones, even when asleep. He loved country music and it is likely that he did not hear the gunshots. He died, probably with music playing. Mr Elias Magangi Nyangwono, 23, on Tuesday recollected how one of his roommates at the Garissa University College, Isaac Bushen K
Read MoreMandatory paramilitary training may be introduced for all students who wish to join public universities in Kenya, said Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru. This comes in the wake of increased acts of terrorism extended to learning institutions. These include the massacre of 148 G
Read MorePower blackouts in universities have been cited as one of the leading causes of strikes and unrest in the institutions of higher learning. This is contained in a case study of unrest and rampant strikes in the universities, which was presented to vice-chancellors yesterday. The study by Dr Hukka
Read MoreTension is high at Moi University’s Law School in Eldoret after students refused to leave the institution after it was closed down. Anti-riot police were deployed to the institution and spent the better part of the morning keeping the students at bay after they vowed not to leave until
Read MoreThe last three decades. Although the university degree is no longer the guaranteed ticket to formal employment, possession of it continues to be a major boost to the recipients social mobility prospects. The political elite, although threatened by the rising unemployment of university
Read MoreNearly a third of 2014 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination candidates failed to get their first course choices, following the selection of students to join public universities. Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)—the body charged with
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