Kenyatta University has published its full first-semester calendar for August 2026 to January 2027, confirming the 60th Graduation Ceremony for Friday, 11 December 2026.

The graduation date is the one students have been waiting for. The university's website already lists gown collection for the 60th graduation from 3 to 8 December and a mandatory rehearsal for all graduands on Wednesday, 9 December at the Graduation Square — and the calendar now fixes the ceremony itself for 11 December.

The calendar also sets the two deadlines that matter most this week. Fee payments fall due on Friday, 13 November 2026, and units registration and adjustment for all students closes on Friday, 20 November 2026. Student-course evaluation for all students runs from Monday, 16 November to Friday, 11 December.

The Kenyatta University full-time first-semester calendar, August 2026 to January 2027. Photo: Vincent Odundo.

The key dates in the calendar are:

1. Friday, 13 November 2026 — Deadline for fee payments.

2. Monday, 16 November to Friday, 11 December 2026 — Student-course evaluation for all students.

3. Friday, 20 November 2026 — Deadline for units registration and adjustment for all students.

4. Saturday, 21 to Friday, 27 November 2026 — Culture Week Festivals.

5. Monday, 30 November 2026 — Commencement of provisional units registration for the second semester 2026/2027.

6. Monday, 30 November to Friday, 4 December 2026 — Second CATs for all students.

7. Friday, 11 December 2026 — Deadline for provisional units registration for the second semester, and the Graduation Ceremony.

8. Friday, 18 December 2026 — End of lectures for all students.

9. Monday, 21 December 2026 to Sunday, 3 January 2027 — Christmas break.

10. Monday, 4 to Friday, 15 January 2027 — Examination period for Engineering, Architecture and BSc (F, N&D) students.

11. Monday, 11 to Friday, 22 January 2027 — Examination period for all other regular students, including first-year MLS, BScN and MBChB/BPHARM students.

12. Friday, 5 February 2027 — Deadline for receiving requests for incompletes and special examinations.

The semester began with arrival and registration for newly admitted Engineering, Architecture and BSc (F, N&D) students on 19 August, orientation from 20 to 21 August, and matriculation for all newly admitted first-year students on 28 August. Lectures for regular students commenced on 31 August, the first CATs ran from 28 September to 2 October, and studies resumed on Monday, 2 November after the lecturers' strike was called off.