Category: Education


  • Litein Boys High School fines parents Sh69.5 million over September unrest damage

    Damaged buildings at Litein Boys High School, where parents have been fined Sh69 million to repair property destroyed during a violent student riot. (Photo: Handout) Parents of students at Litein Boys High School in Kericho County will bear a collective fine of Sh69 million to repair extensive damage caused by a violent student riot, with…

  • Litein Boys High School fines parents Sh69.5 million over violent September unrest damage

    Damaged buildings at Litein Boys High School, where parents have been fined Sh69 million to repair property destroyed during a violent student riot. (Photo: Handout) Parents of students at Litein Boys High School in Kericho County will bear a collective fine of Sh69 million to repair extensive damage caused by a violent student riot, with…

  • Dormitory Fire Destroys Property at Malava Boys High School

    File image of the fire incident at Malava Boys High School Police in Malava, Kakamega County, have launched investigations into a dawn fire that gutted a dormitory at Malava Boys High School. Police in Malava, Kakamega County, have launched investigations into a dawn fire that gutted a dormitory at Malava Boys High School. Conforming the…

  • Farouk Kibet Puts President Ruto’s Area MP on the Spot

    President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, lamented about the sorry state of learning infrastructure at Kosachei Adventist Primary School. Ruto’s aide lamented about the sorry state of learning infrastructure in a school near the president’s home. President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, has indirectly faulted Turbo MP Janet Sitienei for her apparent failure to enhance…

  • Puntland State University defeats Mogadishu University to win Somaliaโ€™s 2025 IHL title

    Photo: Puntland State University students celebrate after winning Somaliaโ€™s 2025 IHL national competition in Mogadishu. They will represent the country at the All-Africa Finals in Nairobi. ยฉ ICRC / Abdikarim Mohamed Mogadishu (HOL) โ€” Puntland State University (PSU) has been crowned Somaliaโ€™s 2025 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) champion after defeating Mogadishu University in a tense…

  • Kenyan Diaspora in the Netherlands Balances Opportunity with Cultural Adjustment

    A growing number of Kenyan professionals and students are building careers and academic paths in the Netherlands, drawn by scholarship programmes and international opportunities, but facing challenges in adapting to Dutch culture and daily life. Annabel Nyole, a 28-year-old urban planner, moved to the Netherlands in 2023 under the Orange Knowledge Programme, a bilateral initiative…

  • Edusampo University in Finland to Deport 15 Kenyan Students Over Tuition Arrears

    15 students from Nandi County risk deportation from Finland over non-payment of tuitionย to Edusampo University which has since threatened to terminate their studies.ย  The complaints come hard on the heels of a controversial study initiative that exposed students from Uasin Gishu to deportation from Finland. One of the students, Rodgers Kipruto, took his life due…

  • Autopsy Report of Kenyan Student who Died in Her Stanford University Room Set to be Released

    Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner is set to release the postmortem results of a Kenyan student who was found dead at Stanford University last week. The autopsy report will reportedly be handed over to the deceased family before Sunday. The lifeless body of 24-year-old Norah Chelagat Borus was found in her on-campus room…

  • University of Nairobi to Deregister over 5,000 Students Who Have ‘Overstayed’

    The University of Nairobi (UoN) is set to deregister thousands of students who have overstayed at the institution. The deregistration exercise was approved by the University Senate and is expected to commence on March 22nd, UoN Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs Prof. Julius Ogengโ€™o said in a memo. The move comes after the Senate approved…

  • Number of Kenyan Students in US Rises to 3,400 – Third Highest in Africa

    Kenya is among the top African countries with a high number of students in United States colleges and universities. There were 3,451 Kenyan students enrolled in US higher education institutions in the 2018/2019 academic year, according to Daily Nation. The number of Kenyan students grew by four percent last year, outpacing the overall rise of…