Final year Bachelor of Pharmacy students at the University of Nairobi have sought the intervention of MPs to see them go for internship after they were locked out of the 2025/2026 cohort due to delayed release of exam results.
Before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education led by Vice Chairperson Eve Obara at Parliament Buildings, the students accused the institution of administrative negligence, poor communication, and discrimination.
The students, who completed their final exams on March 7, 2025 claimed that their counterparts in Dental Surgery programme got results within two weeks and have begun their internships.
“I can confirm to this Committee that through your intervention, we received our results last week. However, we have missed the window for placement in internship,” said one of the students during the meeting.
Clive Gisairo, a member of the committee, said the MPs were “gravely concerned that the university has failed to communicate transparently or take responsibility for this prolonged delay.”
Nominated MP Rebecca Tonkei added: “We will expedite engagement with the university’s management and ensure that justice is served in instances where students’ results are delayed.”
The students appealed to the committee to help facilitate the submission of their names to the Ministry of Health for inclusion in the current internship cohort.
The Education Committee said it will team up with the Departmental Committee on Health to push for their placement in the ongoing 2025/2026 internship cycle.
“We will work with the Ministry of Health to ensure that no student is left behind simply because of a university’s internal administrative failures,” said Obara.
