Government Transitions to Market-Based University Funding Model Starting October - August 2026

The Kenyan government is set to transition university funding from the national budget to a market-based model starting October, creating a more sustainable financing system for tertiary education. The Higher Education Loans Board launched a new education loan facility of up to Ksh500,000 specifically for civil servants seeking further education. Moi University lecturers are threatening to strike over the university's decision to declare 75 academic staff redundant. Meanwhile, protests erupted in Kapsabet Town over three weeks of unpaid wages for affordable housing project workers, who blocked a major highway causing significant traffic delays.