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Varsity students in limbo amid lecturers go slow

Cabinet secretary ministry of Education Prof.Julius Migos Ogamba,during the launch of The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Foundation officially and its ambitious scholarship programme, dubbed ‘Inuka’,on 7th April 2025 at Kenya Institute of Special Education(KISE).[Edward Kiplimo/Standard]

Public universities are reopening for a new academic year amid a financial and administrative crisis, frustrating both students and staff.

Some students are yet to know their new fees after the government announced a reduction of between 15 and 40 per cent on tuition fees that will affect over 500,000 students under the new funding model.

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