Student numbers at private varsities fall on State funding drought

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu.  

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The number of students enrolled in private universities dropped by 15,827 last year in a period that saw the State discontinue funding of learners in these institutions.

Fresh data published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows the number stood at 96,460 from 112,287 a year earlier, a 14.1 percent drop.

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