… A fourth cohort is expected later this year, further escalating the financial burden.Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala has acknowledged that funding for 2025/26 remained at the same level as the previous financial year, despite the admission of the largest c …
… The meeting was also attended by senior education officials, including Julius Bitok, Beatrice Inyangala, and Esther Muoria, alongside other ministry officials. …
… Shaukat Abdulrazak (Science, Research and Innovation) and Beatrice Inyangala (Higher Education) among other distinguished scholars, researchers and innovators drawn from various sectors of the economy.
… Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala, speaking while appearing on Sema na Spox Bonga na Gava in Nairobi, said university enrollment has reached about 670,000 students across public and private institutions, driven by demand for medicine, nursing, law, ICT and e …
… He referred to video footage allegedly showing Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala distributing relief food while invoking Ndakwa’s candidacy, arguing that the conduct amounted to unlawful participation of state officers in politics.The petitioner also alleged …
Kenya's university enrolment hits 670,000 as demand for skills-based courses grows By Brian Okello May 15, 2026 09:34 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter PS Higher Education Dr Beatrice Inyangala. …
… Present were Education Cabinet Secretary Migosi Ogamba, Principal Secretaries Julius Bitok (Basic Education) and Beatrice Inyangala (University Education), Teachers Service Commission Chairperson Jamleck Muturi, Parliamentary Committee Chairman on Education Julius Melly, who is a …
… Beatrice Inyangala (Higher Education) and Patrick Mariru (Defence) urged residents to take advantage of the available business and job opportunities that will arise. …
… The CS was accompanied by her Gender counterpart, Hannah Cheptumo, Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru, Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala, among other leaders.The Kabarnet University College admitted its first cohort of students in September at Moi Te …
Public universities are disbursing Sh4.2 billion to over 400,000 continuing undergraduates under the Student-Centred Funding Model, with total 2025/26 releases reaching Sh18.4 billion. The model is beginning to face strain from funding shortfalls as the number of government-sponsored students grows, with 270,715 newly qualified for placement this year.
Public universities are disbursing Sh4.2 billion to over 400,000 continuing undergraduates under the Student-Centred Funding Model, with total 2025/26 releases reaching Sh18.4 billion. The model is beginning to face strain from funding shortfalls as the number of government-sponsored students grows, with 270,715 newly qualified for placement this year.
The government said fewer than 200 boarding schools have been affected by ongoing student unrest and directed the Ministry of Education to develop interventions aimed at improving service delivery and strengthening security in schools, after incidents of indiscipline have destroyed property and caused loss of life.
Kenya's Ministry of Education–convened national conference has endorsed reforms creating Comprehensive Schools that bring Primary and Junior School levels under a single Board of Management, Head of Institution, and unified administration, aimed at streamlining administration and enhancing Competency-Based Education implementation.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned Kenyans to prepare for tougher economic times driven by global instability, citing surging fuel prices from the Middle East conflict and other emerging global trends as challenges that cannot be quickly resolved.
Kenya's higher education sector has expanded enrollment to approximately 670,000 students across public and private universities while lowering fees by 15–40% under a revised funding model, but faces a Sh156.7 billion shortfall in State Department allocations and Sh85.28 billion in pending bills at public universities.
The Kakamega High Court dismissed a petition challenging Malava MP David Ndakwa's election in the recent by-election, ruling that the petitioner lacked sufficient evidence to warrant nullification of the IEBC-declared results. Justice Stephen Mbugi also dismissed claims that Ndakwa unlawfully contested while serving as an MCA, finding that the Elections Act does not expressly require an MCA to resign before vying for another elective seat in a by-election.
Kenya's university enrollment has reached approximately 670,000 students across public and private institutions. The Principal Secretary for Higher Education attributes this growth to increasing demand for professionals in fields such as medicine, nursing, law, ICT, and education, and calls on universities to adopt practical, skills-based learning methods.
President Ruto has directed the Ministry of Education to digitise all education data within two months to improve accountability and weed out cartels. A recent audit identified 87,000 ghost secondary school students, 800,000 fake pupils in primary schools, and 200 non-existent schools, with the government paying Ksh.1.2 billion annually for learners that did not exist.
The National government has begun construction of the first public university in Baringo at Kabarnet, with a Sh1 billion project to be undertaken by a Chinese company in collaboration with Kenya Defence Forces. The first phase of academic infrastructure is expected to be completed in one and half years, with phase two to follow in subsequent financial years.
Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya announced that Sh1 billion has been allocated to construct Kabarnet University College in Baringo County, a constituent of Moi University. The college admitted its first cohort of students in September at Moi Teacher College in Seretunin.