2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

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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...
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...
The S-Block at the Technical University of Kenya, which President Ruto opened. He also launched the construction of the T and I Blocks at the institution. PHOTO/Presidential Communication Service (PCS).

TUK Innovation efforts pay off as President Ruto announces unwavering support

On December 8, 2022, President William Ruto officiated the opening of the S Block and launched the construction of the T and I Blocks at the Technical University of Kenya. Other top officials graced the...
Prof. John Akama, Kisii University Vice Chancellor. He says the institute will supplement the current ones but not sabotage them. PHOTO/Ben Oroko, The Scholar Media Africa.

Kisii University flips another chapter in TVET careers

Buoyed up by its sterling performance and growing stature in the field of university education and Research, Kisii University, a premier institution of higher learning in the Nyanza Region of Kenya, has again scored...
Graduates follow proceedings during Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) 18th graduation ceremony on December 9, 2022. PHOTO/Presidential Communication Service (PCS)

MMUST scaling new heights, promised government support for regional impact

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), formerly Western University College of Science and Technology, held its 18th graduation ceremony on Friday, December 9, 2022, at its MMUST Graduation Square.  The university, which received...
Grade 2 of Imperial Primary School Kisii CBD class in session. PHOTO/Elijah Nyaanga, The Scholar Media Africa.

Demystifying the Competency-Based Curriculum

With less than two months to the start of next year's academic calendar, parents and children continue to speculate how the year might be, even after the government announced that Grades 7, 8 and...
Scribe of the Year Award winner Eliud Kibii of The Star Newspaper, Most Promising Scribe winner Faith Sudi, Scribe President Roncliffe Odit of BBC Africa with their trophies during the Scribes Kenya end-of-the-year party held in Nairobi on December 3, 2022. PHOTO/Anne Macharia, The Scribes.

Journalists hang by a thread amid lay-offs, appeal for government intervention

As the country’s economy continues to sway back and forth, the waves threaten to sink the media industry ship. The harrowing repercussions have been the recent and ongoing lay-offs in several media outlets, some of...
A group photo capturing the Gusii Women in Leadership Network (GWILN) High Tea event speakers with a gift bag equipped with books on Women Leadership. GWILN promotes a reading culture among women leaders. The event was held on December 3, 2022 to pave way for more Gusii women into leadership spaces. PHOTO/GWILN.

Women challenged to subdue drawbacks and march forward

If we want to position ourselves as women leaders, we must embrace personal developmentAnne Babu, Mentor and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Women Leadership, not only in Kenya but even continentally, remains...
Dr. Nyatundo George Oruongo is an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Law, Africa Nazarene University and Visiting Lecturer, School of Law, Kisii University. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Kenya needs freedom and prosperity-compatible democratic practices

In Kenyan politics, the makeover has been for the worse. It is all loss. The bloom for an open-air truth has fallen under the gloom of sensationalism, deceit and misinformation. Indeed, for a political chair,...
A workshop for Lish Labs students, Africa AI trainers and Supervisors. They train on Artificial inteligence, robotic technology and other technology-based innovations. PHOTO/ESSRAK.

3rd ESSRAK Conference: Fostering educational resilience through innovative technology

To achieve Quality Education, Sustainable Development Goal 4 of Kenya's Vision 2030, commit more resources to education, not reducing themESSRAK CONFERENCE. Post-pandemic, in a world moving with speed in technological advancements, skill upgrading and relevance,...