Over 57,000 university applicants miss degree placement

More than 57,000 students who qualified for university admission have not been placed in any degree programme, according to the latest placement results released by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). The Ministry of Education has extended the application review period to allow affected candidates to reapply for available courses. The extension comes as more than 200,000 students secured placement in universities, colleges and other tertiary institutions. As Brenda Wanga reports, medicine and education courses attracted the highest number of applicants.