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University fees funding fraud: Shock for parents, new students as varsities demand tuition

New students report to Kenyatta University on September 06,2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Parents and students are in shock as public universities have defied a directive by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and are demanding fees from first year students before admission.

A spot check by The Standard reveals that at least five top public universities are asking parents to pay fees of up to seven per cent of the cost of the program.

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