{"id":24513,"date":"2026-06-07T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=24513"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:25:47","slug":"talent-university-holds-first-graduation-ceremony-after-two-decade-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/talent-university-holds-first-graduation-ceremony-after-two-decade-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent University Holds First Graduation Ceremony After Two Decade Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An institution founded on the principle that talent and practical skills deserve formal recognition alongside academic qualifications has held its first graduation ceremony, marking the culmination of a vision more than 20 years in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African Talent University graduated its inaugural class on Saturday in Kisumu, bringing together students, parents, educators, government officials, entrepreneurs and development partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those graduating was musician Prince Hinda, reflecting the university&#8217;s focus on nurturing talent beyond conventional academic pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the ceremony, the university&#8217;s founder and sponsor, Professor Humphrey Oborah, said the institution was established to identify, develop and certify talent regardless of where it is acquired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24499 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1780672085932.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The African Talent University founder and sponsor Prof. Humphrey Oborah during the graduation ceremony on Friday\/Photo by Maurice Alal <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;People should not be judged solely by academic certificates but also by the talents, experience and competencies they possess,&#8221; 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