Kenyatta University Student Portal: How to Register, Check Results and Pay Fees

Q: What is the KU student portal URL?

The Kenyatta University student portal is at students.ku.ac.ke. You can also access it through the main KU website at ku.ac.ke under the Students section.

Q: How do I register for units on the KU portal?

Log into students.ku.ac.ke, navigate to Academic Registration, select your current semester's units from the available list, confirm your selections, and submit. Registration requires fee clearance of at least 60% of semester fees. Complete registration in the first week of the registration window to avoid deadline-period portal congestion.

Q: What do I do if my KU results are missing?

First confirm your faculty has released results (release is faculty-by-faculty). If your faculty has released and your results are missing: verify your exam registration was correctly submitted, contact your faculty examinations coordinator with your exam card as evidence. Missing results are usually resolved within 1–2 weeks of raising the issue with the correct office.

Q: How do I pay KU fees through M-Pesa?

Go to M-Pesa > Lipa na M-Pesa > Paybill, enter the KU Paybill number (confirm the current number directly from the KU finance office or official KU website — Paybill numbers occasionally change), enter your student registration number as the account number, enter the amount, and complete the transaction. Save the M-Pesa confirmation message as your payment receipt.

Q: Can I apply for KU hostels through the student portal?

Yes — hostel applications are handled through the students.ku.ac.ke portal during accommodation application windows at the start of each semester. Navigate to Accommodation or Hostel Application, complete the form, and submit within the window. Allocation is competitive and subject to availability and priority criteria.

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The Kenyatta University student portal gives you access to all your academic services in one place. Here is how to use every feature effectively.

Accessing the KU Student Portal

The Kenyatta University student portal is at students.ku.ac.ke. Also accessible through the main KU website (ku.ac.ke) under the Students menu. Your login credentials: username is your student registration number (e.g., D61/12345/2024), and your initial password is issued at registration or through your official KU email. First-time users should log in and change the default password immediately. The portal is optimized for Chrome and Firefox — Internet Explorer and older browsers may have display issues.

Key Portal Services

Unit registration — register for your semester’s units within the registration window at the start of each semester. Units not registered cannot be examined. Examination results — view results after faculty release. Fee balance — check your fee balance, view payment history, and download a fee statement. Timetable — access your lecture and examination timetable. Hostel application — apply for on-campus accommodation during opening windows. Supplementary exam registration — register for supplementary examinations within the advertised window. Transcript request — initiate transcript requests. Student email — link to your official KU Microsoft 365 email account.

Unit Registration Process

Unit registration on the KU portal: log in at the start of semester, navigate to ‘Academic Registration’ or ‘Unit Registration’, select the units specified in your programme for the current semester, review your selections carefully before submitting (wrong unit registration cannot be easily corrected after the window closes), submit your registration and save or print the confirmation. Registration is only possible after your fees are partially cleared (typically 60% minimum). If fee clearance is preventing registration, visit the finance office with a payment plan before the registration window closes.

💡 Tip: Complete your KU unit registration on the first day the window opens — not near the deadline. Extremely heavy traffic on the portal near the registration deadline frequently causes slowdowns, session timeouts, and failed submissions. Early registration also gives you time to resolve any issues (fee clearance, programme discrepancies) before the window closes.

Checking Examination Results

KU examination results are released through the student portal under ‘Academic Records’ or ‘Examinations.’ Results are released faculty-by-faculty after the university examinations office processes them — expect results 4–8 weeks after the examination period ends. If your results show an incomplete or missing grade: confirm you sat the examination and your exam registration was correctly processed, contact your faculty examinations coordinator with your exam registration confirmation as evidence, and follow up through the department if the issue is not resolved within 2 weeks of your faculty’s release date.

Fee Payment at KU

KU fee payments are accepted through: Equity Bank account deposits (using your student registration number as the reference), M-Pesa Paybill (confirm the current KU Paybill number from the finance office or official KU communications — not from social media which may have outdated numbers), and the KU online payment portal linked from students.ku.ac.ke. After payment, upload your payment receipt or confirmation through the portal if required, or present it at the finance office for manual updating. Allow 2–3 business days for payments to reflect in your portal account balance.

Frequently Asked Questions

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