Private varsities threaten to stop admitting State-backed students over cash woes

Mount Kenya University graduands celebrate during the graduation ceremony in Thika. FILE PHOTO | DENNIS ONSANGO | NMG

Private universities have threatened to stop admitting government-sponsored students in the wake of under-funding from the Treasury that has deepened cash flow hitches in the institutions.

Vice-chancellors of the private universities say that the current funding formula has unfairly cut the amount of money the institutions get for every government-funded student, forcing them to incur extra costs compared to their public counterparts.

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