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Report exposes shame of broke public varsities sinking in debt

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The University of Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

New details have revealed the dire financial state of public universities, with fresh data showing that more than half of the institutions are broke.

The data tabled in Parliament shows that 23 of the 40 universities are on the verge of collapse from heavy debts, with total debt burden across all institutions now hitting a record Sh76 billion.

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