Chuka University cleared to reopen in August 2020

– Chuka Univerity will be the first public institution to reopen for classes on August 3, 2020

– The institution was cleared after an inspection of the institution revealed it had complied all the laid out health guidelines

– Post graduated wh were in their final years will be the first ones to resume classes in the university

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday, July 15, cleared Chuka University to reopen on August 3, 2020, after it complied with laid out government health protocols.

The learning institution in Tharaka Nithi will be the first public university to resume studies after a four-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chuka University was cleared to to reopen on August 3, 2020. Photo: Education Hub.
Source: UGC

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University Education and Research Principal Secretary Simon Nabukwesi confirmed the university was at liberty to resume academic sessions during an inspection of the institution.

The principal secretary clarified that final year, PhD and Masters students will be the first to resume studies, as universities start reopening from the end of July.

“Once the finalist students have completed their studies, they will create space for those reporting in September,” he stated.

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Nabukwesi said universities were also required to submit a schedule for how learners will return in phases, should they be allowed to reopen.

He advised that the final year students be allowed to resume first, to allow them time to prepare for examinations to avoid interfering with their final academic year.

The PS challenged universities to embrace e-learning, noting that in some countries learning was not interrupted because when the pandemic struck, they switched to online learning.

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Chuka University Vice-Chancellor Erastus Njoka said the institution was doing its best to meet the requirements for the reopening.

Njoka also said the university was producing alcohol-based sanitisers and liquid handwashing soap for use by the students and even the neighbouring community.

He said they had also procured thermo-guns to monitor the temperatures of university students and staff, as well as visitors.

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