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Egerton University Lecturers Threaten to go on Strike over Financial Crisis

Join Our Telegram Group Egerton University dons have threatened to go on strike over financial issues through the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU). This was after the institution decided to issue layoff notifications in December last year. Grace Kibue, the secretary of UASU Egerton, and Mwaniki Ngare the Chairperson of UASU Egerton said that the […]

BOMs Warned against Defending Teachers Who Defile Girls in Schools

Join Our Telegram Group The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has blamed Boards of Management (BOM) of secondary schools for defending teachers who are involved in the defilement of female students. While attending a five-day Sub-County Directors workshop held at ARC Hall in Egerton University, the TSC Field Service Directorate official Cecilia Musyoki revealed that the […]

University of Nairobi Comes Out On Top in Impact and Excellence Rank

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has been ranked top in top position in a ranking conducted by the Web of Universities which ranks universities locally and internationally. The Web of Universities ranking covers one hundred (100) universities in Kenya and how they rank globally in openness, impact and excellence. UoN is followed by Kenyatta University […]

Egerton University Releases Reporting Dates

Egerton University has released reporting dates via a notice published on the university’s website to various groupings of students in the institution. Below is the Notice in Full: NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS REPORTING DATES This is to inform all students in Njoro and Nakuru Town College Campuses that reporting dates are as follows: GROUP REPORTING_DATE […]

Courts Stop Egerton University from Cutting Salaries of UASU Members

A Nakuru court has temporarily stopped Egerton University from deducting salaries from Staff members of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) as punishment for being involved in a strike last year. Allegedly, Egerton University deducted the salaries of UASU members during a strike that lasted three months starting on November 15. As a result, the […]

Egerton University Ranks First In Latest Webometric Ranking

Egerton University is once more among the top universities in Kenya, Africa, and the world in the January 2021 webometrics ranking. The ranking was based on ‘Impact’, ‘Openness’, and ‘Excellence’. ‘Ranking Web’ or ‘Webometrics’ is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions. The ranking is for institutions that offer free, independent, objective, and open […]

PROPOSAL: No Setting Up Of New University, Campus or College for 5 Years

If the government adopts the recommendations of a parliamentary committee, there will be not setting up of universities, colleges, or campuses in Kenya. A raft of other reforms has been proposed with the intention of stabilizing the funding and provision of higher education. The proposal is intended to curb spending on expansion and channel the […]

Egerton University gets a new Vice-Chancellor

Egerton University has received a new Vice-Chancellor, Prof Isaac Kibwage in an acting capacity. The institution operated with their first-ever woman vice-Chancellor Prof Rose Mwonya until recently when the institution fell into a crisis. On Friday, the institution announced that Prof Isaac Kibwage will be the new Vice-Chancellor on acting capacity terms. “This is to […]

UoN Freshers Report As Egerton University Suspends Phased Resumption Dates

First-year students of the University of Nairobi finally reported to campus for one on one learning. Students who will be taking practical lessons were given the first priority by the Ministry of Education. Now it seems UoN has called their students to begin attending lectures. Students who have practical lessons reported to the school and […]

9 Universities To Recall Their Medical Students, Says Cs Magoha

Nine universities offering medical courses have been allowed by the Ministry of Education, to recall their final year students to undertake their mandatory clinical examinations amid strict Government guidelines. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha, in a letter dated August 31 to Vice-Chancellors, granted them the authority but warned of immediate closure in case of […]