We are not increasing fees, parliament says

National Assembly Education Committee chairperson Florence Mutua [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Education stakeholders and the National Treasury have agreed to increase allocation to the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) to support more students instead of increasing the fees.

National Assembly Education Committee chairperson Florence Mutua said a meeting with Ministry of Education officials, the National Treasury and other education agencies in Mombasa on Friday discussed sustainable financing of higher education, policy on placement of government sponsored students in private universities and accreditation and supervision of academic programmes in universities.