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The University of Nairobi in Kenya will on 25th September hold a virtual graduation to all its qualified students.

While talking to the media, the university vice chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama noted that the status of coronavirus surge in the country does not allow the university to resume normal face to face operations. However, the vice chancellor assured the public that learning, admissions and graduations will continue being offered online until the virus is contained.

This comes as more than 20 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the university's, campuses among the members of its staff, with at least 4 succumbing to the disease.

Prof. Kiama also advised parents and guardians of students at the university to avail smartphones, laptops or tablets to the students to enable them engange in online learning successfully.

First year students of academic year 2020/2021 will do online orientation and eventually be admitted through the UON virtual platform. The professor said that instructions for the same will be availed to the freshers once the university senate gives a go ahead.
Source: https://www.jitimu.com/2020/07/university-of-nairobi-to-hold-virtual-graduation/

The University of Nairobi is now set for the 63rd graduation ceremony. The leadership of the university announced that the ceremony will be streamed virtually on targeted social media sites at 5.00 a.m. GMT on the 25th of September 2020.
Source: https://www.jitimu.com/2020/09/university-of-nairobi-announces-the-63rd-graduation-ceremony

The University of Nairobi in Kenya will on 25th September hold a virtual graduation to all its qualified students.

While talking to the media, the university vice chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama noted that the status of coronavirus surge in the country does not allow the university to resume normal face to face operations. However, the vice chancellor assured the public that learning, admissions and graduations will continue being offered online until the virus is contained.

This comes as more than 20 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the university's, campuses among the members of its staff, with at least 4 succumbing to the disease.

Prof. Kiama also advised parents and guardians of students at the university to avail smartphones, laptops or tablets to the students to enable them engange in online learning successfully.

First year students of academic year 2020/2021 will do online orientation and eventually be admitted through the UON virtual platform. The professor said that instructions for the same will be availed to the freshers once the university senate gives a go ahead.
Source: https://www.jitimu.com/2020/07/university-of-nairobi-to-hold-virtual-graduation/

RandomAfrican1:

The directive coming out is that all schools in Kenya will remain closed until January 2021, because of the corona virus pandemic.

It is also reported that final year exams which are normally taken in October and November have been cancelled.

According to the Minister of Education, George Magoha, students are to repeat the year since schools closed pretty much earlier on in March.

Universities and other tertiary institutions are however supposed to re-open in September with strict measures and guidelines to be followed in order to ensure curtailing the spread of COVID.

Kenya currently has more than 8,000 confirmed corona virus cases of which 164 deaths have been recorded.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased easing of current lock down measures, including the lifting of travel restrictions in the main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. He however announced that the nationwide overnight curfew from 21:00 to 4:00 local time would be extended for an additional 30-days.

Kenya’s academic calendar usually starts in January and ends in November.

“The 2020 school calendar year will be considered lost due to Covid-19 restrictions,” Mr Magoha said.

He adds that this directive will apply to both private and public schools.

The government has been providing free school programmes via the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development on radio, television and online since students stopped going for classes in March.

The online channels have however been a challenge for some students who do not have the resources and access. The Minister of Education says that the government is currently exploring various avenues to make the virtual education channels accessible for all pupils.

The novel corona virus pandemic which broke out late last year has caused a lot of disruptions in almost all industries globally, and it appears that the world is still pretty much far away from finding a solution, or better yet, finding a way to live through it.

Source; https://africaatrandom.com/kenyan-schools-will-remain-closed-until-2021/

Even as uncertainty remains over the reopening of schools in Kenya, TVET colleges are deemed to open this September. University of Nairobi vice-chancellor tabled a report to the Senate outlining the precautions the university will take to safeguard staff and students against COVID-19.

The University of Nairobi is planning a phase reopening in mid-November 2020. The university has over 84,000 students and 6,000 members of staff spread across its 35 campuses around the country. The phased approach will allow the university to assess staff and students’ safety before moving into a full reopening in January 2021.

The selection of the date relies on the assumption that the government will not relax on the stringent measures in place to combat COVID-19.

Surgical masks will be mandatory to all students and members of staff, while workers on the frontline will be required to wear N95 masks. Members of the staff over 60 years old and those with underlying health conditions will work from home or wear N95 masks if on campus.

Lectures will be conducted in small groups and if necessary lessons repeated a number of times to accommodate all students.

Source- https://www.jitimu.com/2020/07/uon-planning-to-reopen-in-november/