Onyonka: Kenyans Know Nothing About University Funding Model

Kisii Senator Richard Onyonga has castigated the government for forcefully implementing the new university funding model.

Speaking at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Onyonka said little is known about the university funding model yet the government decided to implement it anyway.

He said many stakeholders in the education do not understand the model despite the government’s incessant implementation.

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The Kisii Senators took a swipe on parliament, terming it as part of the problem bedeviling the country. He said the country is broken and requires intelligent people step up to sort the mess, without which the status quo will remain unchanged.

“Parliament is part of the problem. We are discussing a program that is supposed to provide funding to university students which is already implemented and the implementers know nothing about it. Your country is broken down, unless intelligent and clever people sit down to fix some of this nonsense you see here, nothing is going to happen,” Onyonka said.

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His sentiments come amid growing disquiet against the new university funding, where parents and university students are questioning the rationale used by the government to introduce the model.

On Monday 2 September 2024, university students in Nairobi took to the streets to protest the government’s decision of bringing what they call “discriminatory” funding model.

In a town hall meeting at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) a week ago, President Ruto was put to task by university students who sought to understand why his regime hastened the implementation of the university funding model without involving all stakeholders.

University students are threatening to stage protests across the country to push Kenya Kwanza regime to drop the controversial university funding model.