Magigi wrote:Forging a Kenyan Masters varsity degree would be the most laughable thing ever.Has anybody ever failed a masters degree in Kenya...really! this one I am watching from the sidelines!!!
Are you kidding me??? Of course people fail masters in Kenya!!! It all depends on the university and [to some extent] department!!!
UON has very serious programs and quite a bunch of people have been unable to finish their masters and Phds. The UON MBA might not be very serious and quite a number of clowns have managed to get it without breaking a sweat but what do you expect when you have classes of up to 500 students??? Most of the other courses are solid. I know this from experience!
The achilles’ heel for most people is the thesis. Most people clear the course work but never get past the thesis. It has to be original, addressing a real problem and most importantly adding to knowledge. I have former classmates - very smart individuals - who were never able to successfully finish their thesis. You spend 6 months to a year working on a proposal and when you present it, holes are poked all over it. You are asked to redo the proposal - not correct! After trying two or three times, you give up. Some actually opted to do another masters in another local university and I know of three who went abroad.
As for the MBA, due to the sheer numbers, I don't think they can have the same standards. Some people even have most of the work done for them and no one ever knows the difference. For some [maybe most] departments you wouldn't last even five minutes with non-original work! Do your homework and see.
Given the low numbers, I tend to believe Masters in Law must be among the serious programs and they must be damn serious on the thesis. I also have reason to imagine Kethi must have been done in by the thesis! Probably she presented a plagiarized one! My guess!!
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