Delayed colleges and universities intake worries parents, officials

Teachers and parents of Kenya High school, Nairobi celebrate after Hellen Ndathi came eighth nationally with a score of A of 86 points in last year's KCSE results. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Anxiety is building over the admission to universities and colleges of more than 880,000 students who sat last year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.

Sources reveal that uncertainty on the amount of money available to sponsor students in public institutions could have delayed the selection process.