UoN Clarifies 200 Students Exclusion From Graduation List
The University of Nairobi has published a statement clarifying the reported removal of 200 students from the graduation list.
This comes after recordings surfaced on Thursday, December 12, showing students rushing the Dean’s Office, demanding to know why they were not on the graduation list ahead of the big day on Friday.
In a statement made on Thursday, the university emphasized that allegations that the students had been removed from the graduating list days before graduation were inaccurate.
“The University categorically affirms that no student who has qualified, been cleared and subsequently approved by the Senate has been denied the opportunity to graduate,” the statement read.
Kindly take note of this press statement on the #UoN72graduation pic.twitter.com/zNd1gWfOnJ
— University of Nairobi (@uonbi) December 12, 2024
According to the University, degrees are only given after full completion of program requirements and are subject to final Senate approval.
Furthermore, the organization denied suggestions that competent individuals had been eliminated from the list.
“We are not aware of any cases in which qualified students cleared and approved by the senate have been unjustly excluded from the graduation list.”
In October 2024, the school alerted students with a clean academic record about the graduation procedure and prerequisites via a circular.
As a result, the university claims that qualified students were consistently reminded via media to clear outstanding balances and pay graduation fees in order to ensure their participation in the ceremony on December 13.
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The statement was issued in response to complaints from several UoN students who had a different account of events. One student argued that the exclusion was unjust and inadequately explained.
Over 200 students at the University of Nairobi school of business and management sciences miss in the graduation list despite meeting all the criteria for the award of degree .#injustice #UON Is unfair#Nairobi pic.twitter.com/Cn3ZoKQFAH
— Jonathan Mutembei (@JonathanMutemb2) December 12, 2024
It is suspected that the exclusion of nearly 200 students was due to one of these factors: anomalies in course credits, missing grades, or unresolved administrative issues.
Students at the University of Nairobi Lower Kabete Campus occupy Dean's office to demand immediate action and resolution to the unresolved administrative issues that have left over 200 students excluded from graduation ceremony. pic.twitter.com/69ufHZ6Ott
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) December 12, 2024
At the same time, UoN’s exclusion of the students occurred during a period when tertiary institutions were under scrutiny by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission for malpractices.
The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, for example, is being investigated following a recent graduation in which over 200 unqualified students bribed university officials to graduate.
UoN Clarifies 200 Students Exclusion From Graduation List
