Egerton University has released a statement indicating that over 17 million Kenyan Shillings have been deposited into its bank accounts whose depositors and purpose is not known. Statement of unidentified depositors A statement released on 27th October 2021 by Egerton University Department of Finance and Accounts indicates that between 2015 to 27th October 2021, over 895 people who could not be identified deposited over 17 million (according to Kenyayote calculations from the list of depositors), for a purpose that is not known. The finance officer at Egerton University said that they have tried to correlate the source and purpose… Read More »
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Moi University is broke, workers surviving on fuliza
Moi University, one of the top Universities in Kenya has been declared insolvent according to a report released by the auditor general. The auditor general report indicates that the University has debts that exceed Kenya shillings 4.5 billion. Why Moi University is broke Most universities in Kenya are facing financial difficulties occasioned by a decrease in the number of self-sponsored students and worsened by the pandemic. We had previously published a post about Kenyatta University frozen bank accounts by KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority) for failing to remit employee deductions amounting to about Kenya Shilling 2 billion. The University… Read More »
UON VC says fee increase for new students is not fee increase
University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor, Prof Kiama spoke like a politician when he appeared in a field interview and indicated that UON had not increased fees despite new students paying more than continuing students. Prof Stephen Kiama on fees increase Here is an excerpt of the interview with UON VC Prof Kiama about the fee increase that was done on 20th September 2021. “…There is no chance of increasing fees for students. For new students, they come to us, they say I want to do engineering, medicine, (etc.), we tell them this is the cost. Just like if you went… Read More »
Kenyatta University KUCCPS first-year students to report today
Kenyatta University government-sponsored students who were placed by KUCCPS in 2021 will start reporting today. Reporting dates are different depending on the course you were placed as highlighted below. Kenyatta University first-year reporting dates and groups Group 1: Regular Students who were placed to courses in the school of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, Food Nutrition, and Dietetic, Architecture, and Engineering will report on Monday 20th September 2021, Group 2: Regular Students admitted to the school of humanities and social sciences, business and economics, and education will report on Monday 4th October 2021. These comprise the majority of the students that… Read More »
Kenyatta University frozen bank accounts causes fee payment confusion
Kenyatta University (KU) is now facing a financial crisis after all its bank accounts were frozen by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for failing to remit employee deductions amounting to about Kenya Shilling 2 billion. Why Kenyatta University bank accounts were frozen KRA is accusing Kenyatta University of collecting statutory deductions from its employees and not submitting them. KRA statutory deductions include PAYE, personal relief, NSSF, NHIF, NITA, and HELB. Employers are required by law to deduct the statutory deductions from their monthly salary and remit to KRA or relevant bodies. However, Kenyatta University failed to submit the deductions. Kenyatta University… Read More »
Eldoret Polytechnic student Mwaniki Ramon murdered in Cherunya
Eldoret Polytechnic student Mwaniki Ramon was on 25th August 2021 murdered in Cherunya, Langas area on his way to his room. Mwaniki Ramon murder case Mwaniki Ramon was a third-year student at Eldoret Polytechnic and had just completed a group discussion at 7: 00 pm to prepare for his final year KNEC exam. As he left the institution to his room, he was met with the murderers at Cherunya who stabbed him several times. He was rushed to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) where he was declared dead due to severe internal bleeding. The motive behind his gruesome… Read More »
University of Nairobi on transfer of courses within the institution
University of Nairobi vice-chancellor has issued a statement about new students interested in transferring Courses within the institution. University of Nairobi Transfer of Courses dates Students placed by KUCCPS under a government sponsorship programme that would wish to do transfer of courses within the University of Nairobi can apply for transfer without using the KUCCPS portal. According to a statement issued by the University of Nairobi Vice-chancellor, Students who would wish to switch from one program to another within the University will be given a chance to do so from 27th September 2021 for 7 days up to 4th… Read More »
Top 100 best Universities and Colleges in Kenya, 2021(Rankings by Webometrics)
2021 Webometrics Kenyan University and Colleges Rankings have been released. University of Nairobi maintains its top position as the best university in Kenya and East Africa. Below are the rankings. About Webometrics University Rankings of 2021 Webometrics is an invention of Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to CSIC, the largest public research organization in Spain (You can learn more about CSIC on this Wikipedia Page). CSIC is attached to the ministry of education in Spain. Method used to Rank Universities in 2021 Webometrics university and college rankings are based on a research that focuses on Technologies, computer science, social… Read More »
PSC announces government internship for graduates with pay
PSC internship programme for the 2021 cohort is now open for application for bachelor graduates. Successful applicants will be placed as interns to government ministries, departments, and agencies. PSC 2021 Internship The 2021 PSC internship programme application is open from 4th August 2021. The deadline for application for the PSC internship is 20th August 2021 Successful applicants will start working in September 2021 The internship will last for one year and interns will be issued with certificates after completion. Payment will be issued to interns inform of stipends. PSC has still not made it public how much this… Read More »
