Education CS Orders All Colleges to Accept All Students Following Uproar Regarding Funding Model.
On Wednesday, Julius Migos, the cabinet secretary for education, gave vice chancellors at all universities the order to enroll students without conditions.
The CS clarified in a letter from the Ministry that all eligible students are assured of admission regardless of their capacity to pay the household contribution right away.
Following a backlash from parents and students who claimed that colleges were rejecting them for not paying their tuition in accordance with the new paradigm, the directive was issued.
“The Ministry of Education would like to notify all eligible students that they will always have a spot in the university of their choice, even if they are unable to pay the family contribution right away. Part of the announcement stated, “Therefore, vice chancellors of public universities have been directed to admit all qualified students without exception.”
Furthermore, the Vice-Chancellors must ensure that first-year students have appropriate housing, and they must guarantee that the needed fees will be paid following the disbursement of the maintenance component. To expedite the transfer of the necessary funds, the Ministry is collaborating with the National Treasury.”
The Ministry has extended the application period till December 31, 2024, the CS further informed.
Students who feel unfairly assigned to a band are therefore urged to reach out to teams or utilize the site to request adjustments.
Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetangula ordered Education PS Beatrice Inyangala to release a statement making it clear that no student will be expelled from a university for failing to pay their tuition.
During his appearance in the National Assembly, Inyangala clarified that the state ought to issue a directive prohibiting VCs from ejecting kids along with their parents.
Wetangula enquired, “Can you as a Ministry from here issue a public communication for children to go to school, their money can follow them?”
Inyangala further stated before Parliament that the criteria used to classify the pupils resulted in the majority of them ending up in bands 4 and 5, even though their home income was lower.
She clarified that they ended up in the two more expensive bands since their high school education served as a criterion for classification, even though the bulk of them attended national institutions with tuition costs above Ksh53,000.
For the time being, it is quite difficult for us to use income accurately to predict in the absence of trustworthy income statistics. But for the results of the students who are already starting university, I have information here from the National Examination Council,” the woman clarified.
“This data indicates that 84.8% of students who received a C+ (plus) or higher attended national schools. It is evident that national schools are the target audience for this admission.
Students in these national schools have to pay a minimum of Ksh53,000, and we are aware that there are additional fees. Inyangala continued, “Some of these youngsters attended private schools as well.
Education CS Orders All Colleges to Accept All Students Following Uproar Regarding Funding Model.
