Poor planning, integrity issues mar universities' funding model

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

It is now emerging that failure to adopt a funding plan proposed by university vice-chancellors, as well as a poor implementation strategy of the new university funding model led to the present crisis.

Interviews with vice-chancellors (VCs) in both public and private universities, insiders in government and higher education sector players pointed at a poor implementation plan for the new model.