Private universities expect to reap from a policy shift by the government to drop the current funding formula where all students who score C+ and above get State sponsorship to universities, irrespective of the income of their families.
Simon Gicharu, chair of the National Association of Private Universities in Kenya (Napuk), says the shift to only fund needy students will create an equal playing field for private and public universities to compete for the learners based on facilities and fee rates.
