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A section of teachers attending the Constructor University and Imperial Education Consultants expo in Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

More than 50,000 students who qualified for university this year opted out of the application process, challenging Kenya’s 100 per cent transition policy.

The figures released by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Placement Service (KUCCPS) come as a major international education expo prepares to bring together 32 universities at Nairobi’s Sankara Hotel next week.

The free expo will seek to help students and parents navigate university choices while exposing them to courses and emerging areas such as artificial intelligence.