Puzzle of UoN students missing from graduation list
Faculty of Business Management Science student Lokuyono Ebenyo Michael at the University of Nairobi Main Campus graduation square in Nairobi on December 12, 2024, during an interview after his name was missing from the graduation list.
49 students appealed to the university and 30 of them were cleared to graduate.
Undergraduate students with a fee balance of less than Sh2,000 and postgraduate students with a balance of Sh5,000 were allowed to graduate, said John Orindi, the university's director of corporate affairs.
On November 18, Mr Michael Lokuyono, a Bachelor of Finance student at the University of Nairobi, received a congratulatory message from the university administration. The message was simple; he was one of the First Class Honours graduands at the 72nd graduation ceremony held at the Graduation Square. He was asked by the university administration to confirm the order of his names and make sure everything was ready for the 'big day'.
While Mr Lokuyono was making preparations, he told his parents in Lokichogio, Turkana, the good news and urged them to travel to Nairobi for the graduation. But on December 4, Mr Lokuyono told Nation.Africa that he had received a separate message that he was not on the graduation list. The congratulatory message was hastily removed from his portal, but he had already taken a screenshot and shared it on social media before it was taken down.
