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Government to revise controversial university funding model, says CS Ogamba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 21, 2024

He further explained that an interim report has already been introduced, which will be reviewed before a final report is released.

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...

CS Ogamba: No varsity student will be barred from exams over unpaid fees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2024

Ogamba said only 75,000 students, representing 60 per cent of those eligible for government funding, had paid the household contribution.

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...

Kwale teens medical school dreams threatened by unaffordable university fees
Mishi Gongo  |  Aug 26, 2024

The annual price structure at Egerton University demands Sh 490,000, which is much beyond Suheil's family's finances, as they struggle to make ends me...

Ruto: Why we had to drop "flawed" old university funding model
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2024

President Ruto explained that the old model assumed the government could pay 80 per cent of fees for all students which was not the case.

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.

Loans make university funding model more sustainable - Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 25, 2024

Ruto was clear that no student should be pressured to repay their loans until they secure employment.

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.

Ruto to address town hall meeting Sunday evening over varsity funding model
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 25, 2024

The debate comes amid complaints that some students have been placed in incorrect funding bands, jeopardising their chances of pursuing higher educati...

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.

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...

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