Kenya launches Open University to deepen access to higher education

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Kenya launches Open University to deepen access to higher education

STORY: Kenya launches Open University to deepen access to higher education DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exteriors of the open university 2. various of the awarding of charters 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 5. various of university staff and guests 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 7. various of university staff and guests STORYLINE: Kenya on Thursday launched its first Open University in a bid to make higher education affordable and accessible to most citizens. President William Ruto, who inaugurated and awarded a charter to the Open University in Machakos County, some 70 km southeast of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said the university opens a new chapter in the country's education sector, noting that for decades, the East African nation's higher education sector had failed to give citizens a chance to access learning opportunities due to limited availability of space in tra

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