Former Chief Justice David Maraga has strongly criticised Kenya's new university funding model, warning it will have severe negative repercussions on the education sector. This comes after the government announced a reduction in university fees under the student-centred funding model.

• The new Higher Education Funding Model, unveiled by President William Ruto in 2023, replaced the Differentiated Unit Cost (DUC) model.
• Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Muganda Inyangala announced fee reductions for public university programmes, effective September 1, 2025.
• Students pursuing clinical medicine and dentistry will pay between Ksh22,371 and Ksh75,000 per semester, down from previous higher rates.