Ministry of Education data shows university student numbers have fallen this year from a record 680,768 in 2023/24 to 547,092 in 2024/25.
President William Ruto’s administration is walking a tightrope over university funding, with the failure of the current financing system leaving institutions deep in debt and mass dropouts in universities and colleges amid plans to launch another model in September.
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Enrolment has fallen to a seven-year low despite high number of students qualifying. President Ruto had presented the new model…
Ruto is facing the biggest test yet of his university funding model as the institutions prepare to admit the largest number of…
Enrolment has fallen to a seven-year low despite high number of students qualifying. President Ruto had presented the new model…
Ruto is facing the biggest test yet of his university funding model as the institutions prepare to admit the largest number of…
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Under the proposal, majority of government-sponsored students will receive loans, while scholarships would only go to…
