The Kenyan government is set to transition university funding from the national budget to a market-based model starting October. This move aims to create a more sustainable financing system for tertiary education.

• University funding will be removed from the national budget from October and moved to a market-based financing model.
• The initiative is spearheaded by President William Ruto's administration, with pronouncements from Chairperson of the President's Council of Economic Advisors David Ndii.
• This change is linked to a proposed bill that would scrap existing funding bodies like HELB and create a single agency, the Tertiary Education Funding Authority (TEFA), by September 2026.

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has launched a new education loan facility of up to Ksh500,000 specifically for civil servants seeking further education.

• Loan amount: Up to Ksh500,000.
• Organization: HELB, through the Civil Servants Training Revolving Fund.
• Details: Loans are for PhD, master's, postgraduate diploma, diploma, and approved professional courses with a 4% annual interest rate and repayment up to six years via monthly check-off deductions.

Kapsabet Town was disrupted on Monday, August 24, as affordable housing project workers protested three weeks of unpaid wages. The workers blocked a major highway, causing significant traffic delays.

• The workers are demanding their wages for the Chesumei Affordable Housing Project.
• They claim President William Ruto allocated Ksh27 million for their wages, which they have not received for 21 days.
• The protesters are worried about affording school fees as schools are set to reopen.

Moi University lecturers are threatening to strike over the university's decision to declare 75 academic staff redundant, a move they deem contradictory.

• Lecturers oppose the redundancy of permanent staff while the university advertises for part-time positions.
• The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Moi University Chapter, is leading the opposition.
• The union cites concerns over increased workload, potential decline in education quality, and accuses management of financial mismanagement, including failing to remit pension deductions.