Government to reduce university fees and give students Sh60,000 for upkeep

The Kenyan Government has finally heard the cries of students joining university and will now drastically reduce their fees.

The Ministry of Education has announced that every university student will receive a minimum of Ksh40,000 annually for upkeep amid fee increment uproar.

According to the Higher Education Principal Secretary, the amount of upkeep would vary depending on the level of need of individual students.

Students from abled families will receive Ksh40,000 in upkeep money with the Ministry of Education catering for 60 percent of education expenses.

University students from vulnerable families will receive a sizeable sum of Ksh60,000 on top of the government financing 95 percent of their undergraduate studies.

On the other hand, extremely needy students will have 90 percent of their higher education financed by the government with an accompanying Ksh55,000 upkeep money.

Needy and less needy students will receive upkeep money of between Ksh45,000 and Ksh50,000 with the government also financing up to 80 percent of their education.

While the upkeep money will be used to cater for the student’s personal needs, PS Inyangala revealed that it was a loan and the student would be required to pay upon completion of undergraduate studies.