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MPs say university selection criteria and funding model unfair

Higher Education and Research PS Dr Beatrice Muganda Inyangala and Higher Education Loans Board CEO Charles Ringera before the National Education committee at Continental House on June 13, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Members of Parliament have poked holes in the government's university placement system and funds allocation.

They argue that the system is unfair in terms of selection and, in some instances, students from vulnerable families don't get any slots.

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