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Ogamba: State needs Sh100b for universities as admissions hit record high

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba. [File, Standard]

The government is grappling with how to finance the highest-ever number of university qualifiers as concerns mount over the sustainability of the student-centred Funding Model.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, speaking at the Second Biennial Conference on Funding Higher Education, said the number of students qualifying for university admission surged to 246,391 in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam-an increase of 45,258 compared to 2023.

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