The government has backed the move by Universities Vice Chancellors to triple university tuition fees, a move that will see parents and guardians dig deeper into their pockets to support their children’s higher education.
The Nationold Treasury on Wednesday told parliament that it supports the proposal by Vice-Chancellors to increase the fees as part of efforts to keep the institutions afloat amid a strained economy.
While appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Education, National Treasury Principal Secretary Julius Muia told the lawmakers that reviewing the fees is part of policy option to ensure financial sustainability of universities.
The VCs propose that the tuition fees be increased from the current Ksh16,000 to Ksh48,000 for new students per year.
“Our suggestion is that we increase tuition fee to Ksh48,000, then raise bursary allocation for those students not able to raise that amount,” said Muia.
The Education Ministry which was represented by University Education PS Simon Nabukwesi backed the fees increase proposal and enumerated the reforms plan for the higher education sector.
With the committee backing the review, the policy changes are likely to be approved by the National Assembly.
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