President William Ruto has enrolled in a Masters in Artificial Intelligence at the Open University of Kenya (OUK), publicly endorsing the country's first fully digital university. He stated the government's commitment to expanding access to affordable higher education through technology-driven platforms like OUK.

• OUK aims to enroll 100,000 students by 2026, becoming the largest university in Kenya.
• The university currently has over 15,000 students, including 590 international learners from 70 countries.
• OUK offers 23 new programmes (undergraduate to PhD) and 24 professional development courses.
• The institution provides access to 20 million digital learning resources and has 22 international collaborations.