NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 3 – KCA University has marked two decades of nurturing holistic, globally competitive graduates, conferring more than 2,900 graduands with degrees, diplomas and certificates in its 20th graduation ceremony, and using the milestone occasion to launch a Korean Language Centre that deepens the country’s widening educational partnership with the Republic of Korea.

📻 Breaking It Down

Held at the university’s main campus in Ruaraka, Nairobi, on Friday July 3 under the theme “Learn! Lead! Transform!”, the first bi-annual ceremony brought together university leadership, members of the diplomatic community, industry leaders, alumni, parents and graduating students, to celebrate an institution that has grown from a specialised accountancy college into a multi-disciplinary university whose graduates now serve across business, technology, arts, media and the public sector.

Chancellor FCPA Dr. Martin Oduor-Otieno said today’s event was a moment to take stock of two decades of institutional growth and its contribution to Kenya’s higher education sector.

“We take pride in acknowledging the immense growth this institution has had over the years,” he said. “When you mark 10 years, 20 years, that remains a milestone in the history of this university. It goes to show how much the institution has contributed to the progress of the education sector in the country.”

📌 What You Need to Know

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Isaiah I.C. Wakindiki congratulated the graduating class and urged them to lead with integrity and to regard themselves as creators of employment rather than seekers of it, a call directed at a generation entering one of the most competitive job markets in the region.

“Lead with integrity, and make a tremendous transformation by turning setbacks into milestones,” he said.

“Education is not only for employment; it equips one with skills and empowers students not only to seek employment, but to create it for others as well.”

The graduating cohort spanned across master’s, undergraduate, and diploma programmes, as well as professional certificates, reflecting the breadth of the university’s academic portfolio.

Awards were also conferred on outstanding students in recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and creativity across faculties, honouring individual achievement within the wider class.

The theme framed the graduation not as a conclusion but as a summons to leadership and enterprise, a message that carried weight against the backdrop of persistent youth unemployment, which remains among Kenya’s most pressing national challenges and a shared concern across much of the continent.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya