A total of 923 students were awarded Diplomas and Degrees at the 33rd graduation ceremony of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in an event on May 27, 2016 at the University’s Lang’ata Campus in Nairobi Kenya.
This is the third time CUEA is holding graduation in May after the introduction of tri-semester system of academic. The graduation ceremony was held under the theme: “Holistic Education for Sustainable Transformation of Africa” and the Chief Guest was Dr. Fred Matiang’i the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary, in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
In his speech, Dr. Matiang’i congratulated the Catholic Church for investing in the Education system. He said that the Kenyan government was willing to partner and work closely with Private institutions especially those offering education.
Cabinet Secretary,
Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology
Matiang’i also said that in an effort to promote high education, the Kenyan government recently reduced the money paid by the private universities for quality assurance from an annual payment to a one-off payment.
Matiang’i challenged the universities to support the government in the eradication of corruption and negative ethnicity in the country. He congratulated CUEA for already doing this through introduction of relevant programs such as regional integration and Justice and Peace. He however challenged private universities to take up more science based programs.
By AMECEA Online News Correspondent