Govt Scraps Fees For First Year University Students

The Ministry of Education Ministry nullified fees for first year students placed in universities by KUCCPS.

In a statement dated July 19, Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala said the new structure will be issued from August 5.

Inyangala advised parents to ignore earlier communication from the institutions.

“The Ministry of Education wishes to inform the public, particularly parents and guardians of students that the fees to be paid by students and their families as relates to the full cost of each degree programme as previously communicated in the admission letters is hereby nullified and does not apply anymore,” Inyangala said.

“Beginning August 5, the respective universities will communicate the new fees to be paid by each student as household contribution,” she said.

The ministry however said the placement of students in the respective academic programmes remain unchanged.

“We wish to confirm that their places in the academic programmes are firmly secured.”

Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) placed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2023 cohort of students in various degree programmes. and the information communicated to the students by the respective universities.

This comes amid concern that thousands of students set to join universities in September might miss out on government funding.

Inyang’ala on Thursday told MPs they are unable to cater for loans and scholarships for the 2023 KCSE exam candidates that have already been placed in various universities.

Some 153,292 students are set to join university.