Applied for a KMTC transfer and heard nothing back? KMTC clarified exactly what that silence means.

This warning came from KMTC's own leadership earlier this year — and it's worth revisiting right now, just two days after September 2026 applications closed.

KMTC CEO Dr. Kelly Oluoch warned that nursing programmes are becoming heavily oversubscribed while several critical health disciplines continue to attract low enrollment — and that if this imbalance isn't addressed, it could worsen existing skills gaps in the health sector and limit the country's ability to deliver comprehensive healthcare services.

"Each program at KMTC exists because there is a real need in the health system. When we overproduce in one area and underproduce in another, we create imbalances that affect service delivery at all levels of care," Dr. Oluoch said, urging parents and students to rethink how they approach career selection.

This is not us saying it. This is the CEO of the institution itself.

Why this matters for everyone who just applied for September 2026:

If you followed the pattern — Nursing, Clinical Medicine, the "safe" choices everyone picks — you're entering one of the most competitive pipelines in the country. If you chose something less obvious — Medical Engineering, Health Records, Radiography, Mortuary Science — you may have just made a stronger long-term decision than you realize.

What KMTC is actually offering, according to its own CEO:

KMTC now organises over 120 professional courses across seven faculties and 18 departments — specifically to dispel the perception that the institution mainly offers nursing programmes.

KMTC's training model places approximately 70% of instruction in hands-on clinical exposure — meaning regardless of which course you chose, the practical, job-ready foundation is built into every programme, not just the popular ones.

The honest question:

If the institution's own leadership is publicly asking students to diversify their choices — and students keep choosing the same three courses anyway — who fixes the imbalance? The applicants, or the institution?

Which course did you apply for in the September 2026 window? Did the oversubscription warning influence your choice at all? Drop it below