CS says 75,000 students have paid fees under new varsity funding model

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba (centre) addresses the press at Lake Naivasha Resort after opening the 54th International Conference of the Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa. [File, Standard]

Some 124,364 students out of 138,538 students placed to universities for the 2024/25 academic year have so far reported.

Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba Wednesday said that 75,000 students have paid their household contribution out of those who have reported, which translates to about 60 per cent.