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.