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Mount Kenya University Chairman Simon Gicharu (right) with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan during the 23rd graduation ceremony on August 4, 2023. [Gitau Wanyoike, Standard]

Mount Kenya University has waived school fees for more than 4,000 students, amounting to Sh80 million.

The university Chairman Simon Gicharu said the beneficiaries are those who were allowed to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic, then graduated but have never collected their certificates due to lack of money.

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