All Universities In Kenya To Go On Strike On Monday
Universities in Kenya are set to start a nationwide demonstrations on Monday to protest the implementation of the new funding model.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) student leaders on Saturday announced national demonstrations to protest the implementation of the new funding model after public uproar.
Speaking to the press on Saturday noon, the UoN student leaders called on fellow students from other universities across the country to join them in their planned protest which is set to kick off on Monday, September 2.
He expressed frustrations over the new funding model saying it is discriminatory hence limiting Kenyans’ access to university education.
The leaders of the University of Nairobi students claim that their attempts to discuss the issue with the government have failed, leaving them with little choice but to organize the countrywide protests.
All Universities In Kenya To Go On Strike On Monday
One of the student leaders said, “The general public is crying because they have been put in the wrong bands and forced to pay excessive amounts of fees.”
“It is imperative that the government pays attention to the calls from all students—mostly from the University of Nevada—to come out on August 2.”
The most recent change comes after Julius Migos, the secretary of the Education Cabinet, told students that the government was working to address their concerns.
The Higher Education Financing (HEF) portal has received approximately 10,000 appeals from disgruntled students challenging the new university funding model, according to information released by the Ministry of Education on August 23.
According to Godfrey Monari, chief executive officer of Universities Fund, the review process has already started, and students should know the outcome of their appeals three weeks after submitting their applications. Over 10,000 appeals have been submitted, and the process is still underway.
In order to place these financially disadvantaged pupils in the appropriate funding band, we need to know where they are, according to Monari.
“We will notify the universities to review the students’ household costs after we conclude the appeals.
“We will notify the universities to review the students’ household costs after we conclude the appeals.
All Universities In Kenya To Go On Strike On Monday
Along with an SMS notice to notify the students, we will also post this information on the HEF portal,” he continued.
Monari stated that in order to guarantee the veracity and correctness of the data supplied, the Ministry was thinking about using the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) to verify appeal cases.
