2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
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Get the latest happenings in the educational institutions from early childhood to tertiary institutions both locally and nationally, also get insights from the ministry of education and other affiliated organizations

University graduands celebrating the academic milestone. With the technological advancements, Open University and Distance Learning are today's trend and Kenya has to align with the current academic times. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Why Open Learning Model is not a silver bullet in itself

Kenya's higher education system is facing significant challenges, including inadequate funding, limited access to quality education, and a lack of skilled workforce to support the country's economic growth. In order to address these challenges, there...
A picture of Ian Etyang, a 15 year old class eight pupil from Busia who went missing in May 2022. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Busia parent grieving over son’s mysterious disappearance

As Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu was releasing the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam results on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, a desperate mother of seven from Awaat village in Teso North Sub-county,...
Michael Kariuki, second from right, with other students, listen to an address by the school leadership at the school grounds shortly after the release of the 2022 KCPE results. The school performed excellently. PHOTO/Njoroge Njuguna, The Scholar Media Africa.

Sun of excellence shines in the Sunrise Children School

There was once a Biblical garden of Eden whose location remains a mystery! Young Michael Kariuki, a jovial, confident, inquisitive, amiable, and avid book lover, was brought to another type of garden by his parents...
Oriki Doubar, a 2022 KCPE Candidate at Mountain View School in Nairobi, who garnered 406 in the KCPE examination, after battling myriad challenges. PHOTO/Courtesy.

From average to above 400 in KCPE: How Doubar pushed the boundaries

At some point, I had almost lost hopeOriki Doubar, 2022 KCPE Candidate. The recent release of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has elicited much...

On the burning of schoolbooks after examinations

Pupils of the 2022 examination class of Forest View Academy in Nairobi lit a fire to burn their books after the class eight national examinations. One girl fell into the fire. She received first-degree...
A section of the graduands follow proceedings during the 68th Graduation Ceremony at The University of Nairobi's main campus grounds on December 16, 2022. Over 6600 graduates were released to the labor market from the university. PHOTO/University of Nairobi (UoN).

University of Nairobi outlines wins during 68th Graduation

At Taifa Hall, on Friday, December 16, 2022, the University of Nairobi (UoN) held its 68th Graduation Ceremony for the conferment of degrees and the awarding of Diplomas. The congregation was guided by the theme Promoting...
A section of St. Andrews Tarabete Secondary School Creative Writers and Book Club during a past visit at Kabarak University for creative writing workshop and mentorship. With them is Mr. Bonface Otieno, the Club Patron and Ms. Ruth Gitonga, co-patron. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Cherishing Literature: A moment with Otieno, young graduate author transforming lives

As an enthusiastic author, playwright, poet, English Literature teacher, mentor and encourager of young minds to embrace literary knowledge through reading and writing, Bonface Otieno stands out among the young people advocating for literacy...
A section of the Ph.D. graduands being conferred with the degree by Dr. Bob Ndubi, Kisii University Chancellor, during Kisii University's 11th Graduation Ceremony on December 14, 2022 at the University's Main Campus, Kisii County. The now graduates were urged to serve the society fully, without any sense of entitlement. PHOTO/Kisii University (KSU) Media Team.

Thousands graduate from Kisii University, urged to chide entitlement

Established in 2007 as a constituent college of Egerton University and chartered in 2013 as the 13th public university in Kenya, Kisii University has continued to train and release thoroughly-skilled graduates into the job...
Students in an outdoor learning session. As they grow, the students need to be guided on careers and supported towards taking the right paths towards a bright future. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Why students should embrace career education and guidance

Most people spend almost half a century working for a living; some work throughout their lives. Just imagine, for instance, how one feels to spend the whole time doing something they dislike or even hate...
Girls in a dormitory at Naikarra Primary School in Narok. Pupils can board at the school or attend as day-scholars. The Education Ministry, through the Basic Education PS Dr. Belio Kipsang, announced plans to abolish the boarding section in primary schools starting January next year. PHOTO/Courtesy.

What abolishing boarding primary schools means

“Day primary schools are better than boarding primary schools,” the primary school teacher would pose and regroup us to carry on with the debate. A similar debate has been honest and ongoing in the minds...