Kenyatta University issued an urgent notice on February 2, 2026, regarding a forged memo circulating on online platforms such as WhatsApp.
The memo falsely requires students to pay KSh 10,000 for submitting Semester I 2025/2026 reports by January 28, 2026.
“This document is FAKE. Kenyatta University has NOT issued any such memo requiring students to pay KSh 10,000 or submit school reports by that date for the stated purpose,” read part of the alert.
In the note, students and guardians have been warned that no such fee is required for submitting school or end-of-semester reports, and that official university communications come through verified channels such as student email, the KU student portal, official KU social media pages, or the KU website.
Also, the Kenyatta University has urged its beneficiaries to always verify urgent fee-related or deadline messages directly with their school, department, or the Office of the Academic Registrar.
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This malicious action follows a pattern of fraud targeting KU students, including fake closure memos in 2017 and exam card payments in 2016, underscoring the need to confirm all fee or deadline notices via official KU portals or emails.
“Please DO NOT make any payments or share personal information based on this fake document. Report any suspicious messages and stay vigilant. Official KU updates will always be shared here and on our verified channels,” read part of the University’s warning.
Kenyatta University 2017 Scandals
In November 2017, Kenyatta University experienced student unrest and riots that were triggered by grievances like the alleged killing of a female student and poor services, leading to an indefinite closure that was announced through an internal memo from the then Acting Vice-Chancellor, Paul Wainaina, on November 16, 2017.
Students were ordered to vacate the premises by November 17, 2017, and fake, misleading closure notices circulated online featured exaggerated, fabricated, and impersonated official announcements that aimed to spread panic and enable scams.
The scams included fake relocation fees and demands, which KU directly addressed in a tweet from their official @KenyattaUni account, stating: “The university has not been closed, avoid the fake memos circulating online.”
In 2019, a forged notice fined students KSh 9,999 for damages, which the University dismissed as fake.
Similar university scams in Kenya
Moi University
Fake Short Message Service (SMS) messages congratulated incoming first-year students and demanded payments for admission letters.
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The university publicly clarified that it was a fraud and urged vigilance, stressing the only official channels should be used to access such information and services.
Chuka University
A fake notice spread claiming hostel bookings required filling out a Google Form, which had links attached, and the university sent out a warning that it was fraudulent and advising against clicking links or sharing such information, as bookings are only through official portals.
Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)
In the 2026 intakes, fraudsters have been using WhatsApp, Facebook, and calls to promise secured admission slots for cash bribes.
KMTC stresses that admissions are strictly through KUCCPS, with no payment required for letters, and warns that con artists are now impersonating KMTC officials.
Multimedia University of Kenya hostel management fraud
Fake social media posts spread that claimed to be from the MUK university’s Hostel Management, which tricked students into making payments and sharing personal information.
University of Nairobi (UoN)
Fake news circulated claiming that the school’s admission letters for government- or self-sponsored students were available online, despite the university’s warnings that it was false.
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