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Uncertainty rocks varsities as court suspends new funding model

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Students during a past graduation ceremony at University of Nairobi. [File, Standard]

President William Ruto's new university funding model faced a major setback on Thursday after the High Court suspended its implementation, now in its second year.

This decision leaves more than 250,000 students uncertain about the funding of their university education, potentially forcing the government back to the drawing board despite promoting the model as part of its plan to reform higher education in the country.

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