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Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala.

Kenya’s higher education sector is expanding access and lowering fees even as it faces funding pressures across government allocations, loans and university debt.

Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala, speaking while appearing on Sema na Spox Bonga na Gava in Nairobi, said university enrollment has reached about 670,000 students across public and private institutions, driven by demand for medicine, nursing, law, ICT and education.

“We have about 670,000 students in all our public and private universities at the moment. The five most popular courses are medicine, nursing, law, ICT-related courses and education,” Inyangala said.