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Sh12 billion to fund study for students in colleges

Graduands at Maseno University during the 18th graduation on December 21, 2018. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

It will cost the Government more than Sh12 billion to admit all qualified students to universities and technical training colleges this year.

Data from the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) indicate that it Sh3.8 billion will be needed to admit all the 90,000 students who scored C+ and above to degree programmes.

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