CS Ogamba, Parliament Give Update on Free University Education
The new law would usher in major changes to HELB, KUCCPS, and other tertiary education placement processes following President William Ruto's directive in July...
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Parliament has begun reviewing proposed legislation to overhaul university and college funding following President William Ruto's directive to make public tertiary education free.
- A key proposal is the creation of the Tertiary Education Funding Authority (TEFA), merging HELB, the Universities Fund Board, and the TVET Funding Board.
- The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education, chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, met with Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Wednesday, August 5.
- The new funding model will be based on means testing, and KUCCPS will become the sole national placement body, separating admissions from funding approvals.
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