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Free University in varsities a mirage over financial burden, education agencies say

Free University in varsities a mirage over financial burden, education agencies say

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 6 – President William Ruto’s promise on free university promise will continue to be a mirage over crippling funds with the university funding agencies saying it will cost the government Sh990 Billion annually to fund higher learning students. With the current regime facing liquidity issues, the University Fund (UF) Chief Executive Officer George Monari dismissed assertions on free education for varsity students saying its not economically viable at the moment. “Its going to be very difficult to have free university education in the country as that’s why we moved from the differentiated unit cost model to the new university funding model which is all about equity. We would require Sh 990 Billion to carry out the proposal,” Monari told lawmakers. He was responding to issues raised by