KMTC Applicants to Reapply Afresh; September 2023 Intake
Students hoping to enrol in the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in 2023 will have to wait longer as a result of the National Assembly’s decision to invalidate the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) placement process.
The parliamentary committee on health declared that the placement process had been “marred with illegalities.” The Robert Pukose-led committee concluded that the procedure was invalid.
The almost 42,000 students who applied to KMTC universities would now need to reapply as a result of the discrepancies.
A court decision that states unequivocally that student placement should be handled by the KMTC board and that KUCCPS administering the placement is unlawful, according to Pukose, makes it evident that the procedure is invalid.
The committee also agreed that the applicants’ already-paid Ksh. 8.4 million should be given to KMTC by KUCCPS.
“It should be clear that the student who had paid the application fee should not repay when reapplying, but on how the selection will be done, we will leave it to the board,” Pukose stated.
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Susan Nakhumicha, the health cabinet secretary, spoke before the committee in support of the decision to allow KUCCPS to perform placements despite the fact that the law places duty on the KMTC board.
“A judge has ordered that KUCCPS and KMTC not be associated; were you unaware that you were breaking the law? Did you ask the AG for advice? Kilgoris MP Julius Sunkuli posed.
He continued, “KUCCPS is a stranger in this setting; we should fire them and let the board take over.”
When the CS opted to let KUCCPS handle the placement procedure, she claimed that she was doing so in accordance with an executive order.
For a chance to attend KMTC institutions, 42,000 students registered, however only 11,975 (or 28%) of the applicants were placed, leaving nearly 30,000 kids out.
KMTC Applicants to Reapply Afresh; September 2023 Intake
