Private varsities raise tuition fees after State cuts student funding

State allocation for government-sponsored students in private universities has dropped by more than Sh43,000 in the last four years, prompting the institutions to increase tuition fees.

Data from the Universities Fund (UF) — the agency that guides the allocation of the cash — shows that the capitation per student dropped to Sh40,366 in the year ending June, a 52 percent drop from Sh84,217 allocated in 2018.