Thousands of students have received temporary relief after the High Court suspended the decision to revoke the operating licence of Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by the institution.
The orders were issued on Wednesday, April 22, when Justice Justice Musyoka, sitting at the Milimani High Court, certified the matter as urgent and granted KIM permission to initiate judicial review proceedings challenging the revocation by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority.
In his ruling, Justice Musyoka noted that he had carefully reviewed the certificate of urgency, the application, supporting statements, affidavits, and accompanying evidence before allowing the case to proceed.
KIM moved to court on April 22 seeking to quash the directive that had ordered the closure of its campuses and invalidated certificates issued since 2018, arguing that the decision would have far-reaching consequences for students and stakeholders.
Despite an earlier directive issued by TVETA on April 20, KIM operations remain ongoing. Officials from the institution confirmed that training programmes are continuing as usual, citing the High Court’s interim orders allowing them to proceed pending the outcome of the case.
The court’s intervention followed an urgent application filed on April 21, in which KIM sought judicial review remedies, including orders of certiorari and prohibition, to halt the immediate enforcement of TVETA’s decision to revoke its accreditation.