Civil society rejects Ruto's committee on university funding model

From left: National Students Caucus Communication Strategists and Ambassador Esther Gachanja, Elimu Bora Policy and Strategy Advisor Boaz Waruku, Elimu Bora member Daudi Karani address a press conference on the university funding model in Nairobi, on September 22, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

President William Ruto's decision to appoint a 129-member national committee to review the new university funding model has attracted opposition from civil society organisations, who have called for return to the old funding model.