Varsities VCs protest course fee cuts as debts soar to Sh85 billion

Prof. Daniel Mugendi Njiru, VC of University of Embu and Chair of the VCs Committee, appears before the National Education Committee at Continental House, Nairobi, on June 10, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Vice chancellors are quietly protesting the ministry’s directive to reduce the cost of courses by nearly half.

The university managers question the rationale of the review and caution that the move would hurt institutions already struggling with huge debts.