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Ruto's varsity funding plan faces collapse under mounting pressure

PS Higher Education Beatrice Inyangala before Senate Education Committee on new university funding model at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, March 20, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Cracks are beginning to emerge in President William Ruto’s much-touted university funding model, raising concerns that it could slide into the same troubles that plagued its predecessor.

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