Course: Physiotherapy at KMTC.

Everyone knows what a physiotherapist does. Almost nobody knows what stands between the diploma and the first job.

What you need to get in

• Mean grade C
• C in English or Kiswahili
• C- in Biology
• C- in two of Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics/Physical Sciences
• The diploma runs 3 years

Where you can study it (KUCCPS)

✓ Gatundu, Homa Bay, Machakos, Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyamira, Nyeri and Port Reitz (Mombasa)

The step that decides your career

Your diploma doesn’t let you practise. The Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK) does.

✓ Every physiotherapist in Kenya must be registered and licensed by PCK
✓ You sit the PCK pre-registration exam, which costs Ksh 12,000, with two re-sits allowed at the same fee
✓ Registration requires passing that exam, completing a supervised internship, paying the registration fee, and appearing on the list your school’s dean submits
✓ Once results are out, you have 30 days to submit your registration and licence application online

PCK has also publicly named training institutions that are not accredited. Graduates from those aren’t eligible for registration, internship, licensing or practice, so check PCK’s accreditation before you enrol anywhere other than KMTC.

What the job actually is

County adverts list assessing patients and rehabilitation needs, therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy, keeping patient records, and sensitising the community on physiotherapy.

Where the jobs are right now

✓ Counties: Marsabit advertised 4 Assistant Physiotherapist III posts, Nyamira 5, Nyeri 2 and Garissa 2
✓ Kwale advertised 3 Physiotherapist III posts on permanent and pensionable terms at Job Group H
✓ Nairobi City County advertised 20 locum physiotherapist posts, and Murang’a advertised an intern post
✓ KMTC advertised 4 physiotherapist posts and 15 physiotherapist lecturer posts
✓ Aga Khan University Hospital, Westlands Specialist Hospital, Outspan Hospital and the Kenya Institute of Special Education also advertised

The catch

✗ Every county advert asks for the diploma, a PCK certificate of registration and a current certificate of practice
✗ Some also ask for a certificate in computer applications
✗ Locum and intern posts aren’t permanent

We found no verified standard pay figure. County adverts put diploma-level posts at Job Group H.

The degree route

A BSc in Physical Therapy is a different level of competition. At Moi University the KCSE 2025 cut-off was 35.426, and the entry requirement is C+ in Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics, and English or Kiswahili. The degree is also offered at Alupe, AMREF, JKUAT and MMUST.

It’s GOOD if:
✓ You like hands-on rehabilitation work with patients over weeks and months
✓ You’ll sit the PCK exam and finish your internship without delay
✓ You’re open to counties, hospitals, special-needs institutions or lecturing

It’s BAD if:
✗ You think the diploma alone lets you practise
✗ You enrol anywhere PCK hasn’t accredited
✗ You expect a permanent post straight after graduating

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