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Blow to 70K+ C+ Students As Govt Limits University Funding

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Blow to 70K+ C+ Students As Govt Limits University Funding

Blow to 70K+ C+ Students As Govt Limits University Funding

The government’s decision not to fully fund undergraduate degree programs for all students who scored a C+ or higher in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams has come as a blow to 70,088 students.

Speaking at the Universities Funding Conference in Mombasa on February 25, the CEO of the University Fund, Geoffrey Monari, revealed that the government did not have sufficient funds to sponsor all qualifying students.

He announced that while everyone who scored a C+ or higher would be guaranteed university placement through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), not all students would receive state funding.

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The new funding formula will require students who scored a C+ or higher to make fresh applications through the KUCCPS portal to be considered for state funding.

If they are not successful in their application, they will be required to pay for their university education themselves.

The government’s proposed criteria for funding will include merit, level of need, national priorities, and affirmative action, which means that 30,088 students who scored a C+ will not receive government sponsorship.

As proposed by President William Ruto’s task force on education, students who do not receive government funding will be required to pay Ksh48,000 per semester for their undergraduate degree courses.

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This amount is likely to increase, as individual universities will now be responsible for determining school fees instead of the Ministry of Education.

The Vice Chancellors of universities adopted this measure, along with others such as leasing out spaces and setting up businesses on idle land and introducing short professional courses, to help debt-ridden universities raise cash.

The government’s decision not to fully fund all qualifying students has caused concern among Kenyan citizens, who fear that many students from low-income families will be unable to afford higher education.

It remains to be seen how successful the proposed measures will be in raising cash for universities and ensuring that all students have access to quality higher education.

Blow to 70K+ C+ Students As Govt Limits University Funding

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