President William Ruto has issued new directives to universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution regarding admission of students and the fees structures.
Speaking in Kisii on Wednesday, August 14, Ruto said assured the parents that the government will release new directives regarding the admission letters to higher institutions of learning stating that the issued ones had fees structures ranging between ksh200,000 and Ksh300,000.
“We have said that those admission letters should be withdrawn, and we will issue new letters from today with the exact amount the parents should pay,” he said.
Ruto dismissed the admission letters issued by universities stating that they were misleading in terms of the amount of fees parents should pay.
The President explained that the letters disclosed the overall cost of the respective courses and not the amount the households should pay as fees.
“The letters that were issued by our universities were misleading because they were talking about the cost of the courses. We want new letters to be released, those that were released earlier to be withdrawn and proper letters issued as to the amount of money the parents are supposed pay not the cost of the course,” he said.
Ruto stated that the government has changed the model of sending fund to these institutions and increased the money meant for students.
“I want to announce that we have changed the delivery model because we have increased the money available for funding from Ksh45 billion to Ksh82 billion,” Ruto said.
Ruto Tells Parents to Wait for New Admission Letters
He told the parents to expect new admission letters from higher institutions learning with clear amounts of fees they are supposed to pay.
“I want to tell all parents in Kenya that the letters that you received from universities indicating the cost of the course your child was going to attend to are misleading,” he said.
“We are going to instruct the universities to issue new letters from today that will indicate how much a parent is supposed to pay and not the cost of the course of their child.”
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He emphasized that the government has allocated enough funds for loans and scholarships especially for students from humble backgrounds.
Further, Ruto pledged that the government will ensure every child in Kenya has access to education regardless of their economic background.
“I want to assure parents that we will make sure that no child remains out of higher of education because of the ability of their parent,” Ruto added.
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Education Ministry Directives
This comes after the Ministry of Education nullified fee structures for all first-year students placed in universities by the Kenya Universities & Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
The Permanent Secretary (PS) State Department for Higher Education and Research Beatrice Inyangala in a July 20, 2024, letter advised students and parents to ignore earlier communication from the institutions, adding that a new fee structure will be issued by respective universities.
“The Ministry of Education wishes to inform the public, particularly parents/guardians of students, and students that the fees to be paid by students and their families/guardians as relates to the full cost of each degree program as previously communicated in the admission letters is hereby nullified, and does not apply anymore,” read part of the statement.
PS Inyangala said each university will communicate the new fees to be paid by each student as household contribution from August 5, 2024.
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