Higher Education Stories

Varsity lecturers give government 15-day ultimatum to release unpaid salaries, arrears
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 02, 2025

According to UASU Organising Secretary Onesmus Maluki, the government consented to a salary increase for lecturers, which would be retroactive from Oc...

State says free university education unachievable in Kenya for now
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2024

The government says it will require Sh990 billion annually to fund higher education students.

Attorney General defends new university funding model as fair and effective
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2024

Oduor noted that the model avoids a uniform funding approach that provides equal support to all students.

High Court suspends implementation of university funding model
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 03, 2024

The activists say that the presidential directive that instituted the funding model is an illegality, unconstitutional and an attempt to usurp Parliam...

Pressure mounts on state as civil society group calls for disbandment of varsity funding team
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2024

Civil society group points out that previous administrations have formed similar committees, but no meaningful changes resulted from them.

MPs grill Education CS Ogamba over flaws in university funding system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2024

Education CS Ogamba on Wednesday had a difficult time defending the MTI system, which uses data to classify students into different categories for fin...

Ruto's education scorecard plagued by setbacks two years on
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 16, 2024

During his campaign, Ruto made bold promises aimed at transforming the education system, ensuring accessibility, quality, and equity across the board.

State sets up committees to review varsity funding model as student leaders call off strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2024

The student leaders have now issued the government a 30-day notice to address their concerns, including the abolition of Bands 4 and 5,

University students to stage nationwide protests on Monday over new funding model
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2024

Kenya University Students Association (KUSA) Secretary General, Bonface Ododa, issued a call to action in a letter addressed to all university student...

Vice-Chancellors throw weight behind new university funding model
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 25, 2024

The VCs they said the new model has saved the institutions that have been grappling with massive financial challenges from collapsing.

Ruto: New university funding model favourable to students living with disability
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 25, 2024

Ruto said that in the new model, students living with disability will be paying only 5 per cent of the college fees as opposed to 25 per cent that suc...

University loan applications hit 134,000 as 26,000 students lodge complaints
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 25, 2024

Ruto said that those who appealed will get their feedback after two weeks after the process has concluded.

Ruto defends new university funding model, says banding system existed before
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 25, 2024

The President added that he has only added one band to the existing four, to make them five.

University of Nairobi students protest alleged abduction of their leader, block Uhuru Highway
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 24, 2024

Videos circulating on social media showed students barricading the highway with bonfires and stones. The students used whistles and vuvuzelas to stop...

High Court suspends implementation of new university funding model
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 24, 2024

The petitioners had sued the Universities Fund, Higher Education Loans Board, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Kenya Universities and...

New university funding model risks locking out needy students from universities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 24, 2024

This systematic failure threatens to undermine the very goal the model was designed to achieve, placing the higher education sector in jeopardy.

Opinion: New varsity funding model could kill dreams of deserving students
Mohammed Doyo  |  Aug 23, 2024

Another problem is the reform's lack of clear methods for financing capital projects and the expansion of university infrastructure.

Government processes over 127,000 student loan applications under new funding model
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 23, 2024

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Friday announced that Sh5.2 billion has been released to the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) for tuit...

New funding model for higher education offers hope to students from needy homes
Mishi Gongo  |  Aug 23, 2024

Students from the vulnerable and extremely needy households will receive 100 per cent funding, while the needy and less needy will get a 93 per cent s...

Universities ordered to admit all qualified students despite financial constraints
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2024

Vice-Chancellors have also been directed to facilitate suitable accommodation arrangements for first-year students, with the guarantee that the necess...