Students Expose Medprime Training College For Running Unaccredited Courses, Issuing Worthless Certificates
Students Expose Medprime Training College For Running Unaccredited Courses, Issuing Worthless Certificates
Hundreds of students who enrolled at Medprime Training College in Eldoret City have raised concerns over the institution’s accreditation status, claiming they were misled into paying millions of shillings for courses whose recognition by regulatory bodies is now in question.
The students, who enrolled for certificate and diploma programmes in areas including nursing, dental studies, caregiving and other health-related fields, accused the college of running unaccredited programmes and issuing certificates they fear may not help them secure employment.
More than 200 students staged demonstrations and marched to Eldoret Police Station, demanding refunds for fees paid to the institution’s management.
The students said they paid between Sh50,000 and Sh170,000 each, with many revealing that their families made significant sacrifices to raise the money.
“Our parents have sold animals and maize to raise the fees demanded by the college. We are disappointed because what we thought was a training institution has turned out to be a scheme that has taken advantage of us,” one student said.
The demonstrations disrupted learning activities at the college, located on the fifth floor of Sirgoi House within Eldoret’s Central Business District. Tutors and directors reportedly abandoned lecture halls and fled the premises as angry students protested.
A receptionist who spoke to journalists said she had been left alone at the office after senior officials left the building.
The students’ concerns came months after the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK) issued a public warning that Medprime Training College campuses and Nyahururu Medical Training College were not accredited, approved or recognised by the council to offer physiotherapy training.
In a notice issued in January 2026, PCK, a statutory regulatory body established under the Physiotherapy Act No. 20 of 2014, stated that any physiotherapy training undertaken at the two institutions would not be recognised. The council further warned that graduates from such programmes would not be eligible for registration, internship, licensing or legal practice as physiotherapists in Kenya.
PCK advised members of the public to conduct due diligence and ensure they enrol only in institutions approved by the relevant regulatory authorities before undertaking professional training.
Following the student protests, Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi confirmed that investigations had been launched into the complaints raised against the college.
Mwanthi urged affected students to record statements with Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers as authorities prepared to summon the institution’s leadership to respond to the allegations.
“We have started investigations on the complaints raised by the students concerning the operations of the institute in Eldoret City,” Mwanthi said.
