Nairobi, April 21 -- A change in law in 2013 is behind the revocation of accreditation and forced closure of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), throwing 100,000 former students and 10,000 current learners into a spin.

The 72-year-old business school got into trouble after it failed to seek a fresh review and approval of its diploma and certificate courses in line with the legal requirements.

The regulator reckoned that KIM has been offering unapproved courses and blamed the institution for engaging trainers without valid licences in breach of the law.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) Director-General Timothy Nyongesa said the crisis is rooted in a regulatory shift that began more than a decade ago...