The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it fundamental changes in the manner that humankind interacts and transacts business. In Kenya, these changes have challenged traditional methodology of activities that required congregation of groups and meeting face- to- face. From churches, mosques to courts, learning institutions and even parliaments. In the case of university education, despite the recognition of the importance of technology, majority of universities have traditionally conducted their business using face to face approaches. The announcement by government in mid-March 2020 fundamentally altered that landscape.
This past week, reading newspaper coverage on the nightmare that online teaching had become, demonstrated two fundamental issues. First, unlike in the past, there is now uptake of online teaching in Kenya’s institutions of higher learning. Secondly, that there are challenges on how to conduct examinations.
