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Masinde Muliro University was the latest to be shut after students went on the rampage protesting fee increases. A few weeks ago, Kibabii University students also demonstrated over fee hikes they claim took them by surprise. Earlier, Laikipia University students were also sent home after similar protests. These incidents highlight fiscal management problems at our universities.
The adoption of ‘market-based policies’ in the 1990s saw the Government considerably scale down its funding of universities, leaving many of them in financial constraints yet they had to meet targets.
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