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Unending strikes, crash programs breeding unbaked graduates

University and Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga (right) with Ministry of Education CS Julius Ogamba during the signing of a return-to-work agreement. UASU agreed to call off the lecturers' strike after 26 days of industrial action that had paralyzed teaching and learning in public universities. [Collins oduor, Standard]

The resumption of university lectures after consecutive strikes presents a major challenge for students, especially those in their final year.

With the semester now reduced to just three weeks of classes, learners are expected to cover the entire course content in an intensely compressed period.

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