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President William Ruto speaking during a meeting at State House, Nairobi on July 2026. [PCS]
Three years ago, President William Ruto unveiled the Student-Centred Funding Model as the solution to the financial crisis facing public universities.
The model, rolled out in September 2023, promised to end years of underfunding by directing government support to students according to their level of need rather than applying a uniform funding formula.
Today, however, the government is preparing yet another overhaul of university financing after the model ran into the same financial pressures that had crippled its predecessor.
