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Formal Foundations Would Unlock New Capital for Africa's Universities

Formal Foundations Would Unlock New Capital for Africa's Universities

Formalizing and scaling university foundations across Africa can unlock new streams of capital and reduce overreliance on government subventions, writes Nicasio Karani Migwi. Kenya’s public universities are grappling with a [...]

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Nicasio Karani Migwi

Kenya Enlists Tony Blair Institute in Digital Degree Plan

Kenya Enlists Tony Blair Institute in Digital Degree Plan

Kenya plans to replace paper-based university degrees with digital credentials that can be verified online, as part of a government effort to curb forgery and restore credibility in the country’s [...]

Co-op Bank Backs Ruiru School Project with KShs 110 Million Financing

Co-op Bank Backs Ruiru School Project with KShs 110 Million Financing

Co-operative Bank of Kenya has extended KShs 110 million in debt financing to Eboss Investments Company to fund the construction of Seven Oaks School, a new British-curriculum institution in the [...]

Kenya's University Crisis as Exam Malpractices Dominate Discipline Cases

Kenya's University Crisis as Exam Malpractices Dominate Discipline Cases

Kenya’s higher education sector is grappling with a growing integrity crisis, with new data showing that exam malpractices accounted for 87.27% of all disciplinary cases in 2024. The report categorizes [...]

Access Expanded, Quality Compromised? The Future of Kenya's Higher Education

Access Expanded, Quality Compromised? The Future of Kenya's Higher Education

Expanding access to higher education is a vital part of the Kenya’s development agenda and aligns with its long-term goals of inclusivity and equity. Yet access alone is not enough, [...]

The Success of Africa’s Energy Ambitions will Depend on a Skilled Workforce

The Success of Africa’s Energy Ambitions will Depend on a Skilled Workforce

Meeting Africa’s projected doubling of energy demand by 2030 will require over 610 GW of installed capacity, up from under 250 GW today. This growth hinges on an expanded workforce [...]

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Cobus Van Schalkwyk

Kenya's Universities Can Diversify Funding Through Venture Capital Funds

Kenya's Universities Can Diversify Funding Through Venture Capital Funds

Introducing university Venture Capital (VC) funds into the market could offer pension schemes an attractive diversification play while fuelling Kenya’s knowledge economy. Globally, the model is well established. Kenya’s higher [...]

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Nicasio Karani Migwi

Regis Runda Joins Makini Schools After KSh1.23 Bn ADvTECH Buyout

Regis Runda Joins Makini Schools After KSh1.23 Bn ADvTECH Buyout

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Treasury CS Mbadi Signals Free Education as ‘Unsustainable’ amid Budget Strain

Treasury CS Mbadi Signals Free Education as ‘Unsustainable’ amid Budget Strain

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has told the National Assembly Committee of Education that the government’s commitment to free public education may no longer be financially sustainable. “Due to constrained [...]

How Top Employers Are Redefining the Best Places to Work

How Top Employers Are Redefining the Best Places to Work

If you’re competing for top talent in Kenya today, a good salary is just the starting point. While compensation remains important, data shows that the best places to work in [...]

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Kenya’s Teenage Motherhood Crisis: Over 125,000 Babies Born to Adolescents in 2024

Kenya’s Teenage Motherhood Crisis: Over 125,000 Babies Born to Adolescents in 2024

Kenya continues to grapple with a deepening adolescent reproductive health challenge, as data from the Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024 reveals that 125,019 live births, 11.3% of all registered births, [...]

Trump Administration Blocks Harvard University From Enrolling Foreign Students

Trump Administration Blocks Harvard University From Enrolling Foreign Students

The Trump administration has ordered the termination of the Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, effectively barring the institution from enrolling foreign students. “This administration is holding Harvard [...]

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