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The government's proposed overhaul of university funding is being marketed as a bold reform that will expand access to higher education.
Yet, beneath the polished promises lies a troubling reality that Kenya risks replacing an imperfect funding system with one that could condemn thousands of young people to years of financial hardship.
Education has never been an ordinary commodity. It is a public investment that fuels innovation, creates jobs, strengthens institutions and drives national development.
That is why governments across the world subsidise higher education. To transform university education into a debt-financed venture is to shift the burden of nation-building from the State to vulnerable families.
