The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education has stepped in to rescue final-year Bachelor of Pharmacy students from the University of Nairobi who missed the 2025/2026 internship placements due to delayed release of examination results.
The Committee, chaired by Eve Obara, met with the affected students in Parliament after they submitted a formal petition describing the delay as a breach of their constitutional right to education and equal opportunity.
According to the petition, the students completed their final examinations on March 7, 2025, but did not receive their results until last week, long after internship slots had been filled.
The students alleged that the delay was a result of administrative negligence and discriminatory treatment.
“Our colleagues in the Dental Surgery programme completed their exams around the same time and got their results in two weeks. They are already in internship,” one student told the Committee.
Parliament Slam UoN
Committee members expressed outrage over the situation. Clive Gisairo criticized the University of Nairobi’s lack of transparency and failure to take responsibility.
Also Read: CS Joho Orders Simba Cement to Shut Down Mining Site
“We are gravely concerned that the University has failed to communicate transparently or take responsibility for this prolonged delay,” he said.
Rebecca Tonkei reinforced the Committee’s commitment to justice, stating, “We will expedite engagement with the institution’s management and ensure that justice is served in instances where students’ results are delayed.”
Vice Chairperson, Eve Obara assured the students that the Committee would collaborate with the Ministry of Health and the Departmental Committee on Health to secure internship placements.
“We will work with the Ministry of Health to ensure that no student is left behind simply because of a university’s internal administrative failures,” she said.
The Education Committee has resolved to advocate for the immediate submission of the affected students’ names to the Ministry of Health, aiming for their urgent inclusion in the ongoing internship cohort.
Student Missing KCPE Exams
Barely two weeks ago, the Ministry of Education was on the spot over the fate of more than 9,000 students who failed to sit for the final Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams in 2023.
Also Read: SHA and Ministry of Roads Announce Over 250 Job Vacancies
These students, representing the last group under the outgoing 8-4-4 education system, risk losing their chance to join secondary school as the nation fully transitions to the Competency-Based Education (CBE).
Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi brought the matter before Parliament, appealing for the House’s immediate intervention to safeguard the rights of the vulnerable learners.
“It is estimated that over 9,000 pupils did not sit for the final KCPE examination in 2023 and other preceding years due to various reasons, the majority being girls affected by early pregnancies, illness, and other unforeseen circumstances,” Elachi said.
“These learners now face the risk of never progressing to secondary school simply because they did not sit for KCPE, which is no longer being offered.”
Follow our WhatsApp Channel and X Account for real-time news updates.
