Babu Owino gives advice to University students over increased fees
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Embakasi MP Babu Owino wants students to express their frustration with the government over increased university fees
Embakasi MP Babu Owino wants students to express their frustration with the government over increased university fees.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has recognized the challenges guardians and parents face in paying for their children’s higher education.
This is in light of the government’s adjustment to the cost of tuition and the implementation of a new funding scheme for postsecondary and TVET institutions.
In accordance with the new model, those eligible for higher education must apply for state grants and loans, as opposed to the previous system.
The Embakasi East encourages the students to voice their displeasure in the face of the challenges they’re facing.
Babu called on student leaders countrywide to organize peaceful protests to compel the government to reconsider the changes undertaken in higher education.
According to him, the changes have placed education on the borders of extinction.
“Student leaders across the country should come out and hold peaceful demonstrations to protect parents from paying heavy university fees hiked by the government. Wake up comrades and save the future of our children, save our education system,” he said.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino.
Babu Owino has been on record accusing President William Ruto of ‘killing’ the education system through the raft of changes sanctioned which he says are up to no good with respect to the common citizenry.
Some students have also expressed concerns that higher learning institutions have increased fees even after the government issued a warning.
The government had warned institutions against increasing fees noting that they would be penalized and the Memorandum of understanding signed with them will be revoked.
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“Universities have signed a memorandum of understanding with us based on the fees they charge. If they increase fees, then the MOU will be revoked and they will be charged,” Universities Fund CEO Geoffrey Monari said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education extended the deadline for university students seeking loans and scholarships for their higher education to make their applications.
CS Ezekiel Machogu said the deadline would be set to be on October 7, 2023.
“The application period for loans and scholarships that was initially scheduled to lapse on September 7, 2023, has now been extended to October 7, 2023,” read his statement in part.
Machogu at the same time directed the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to review its portal to ensure all the 2,000 students yet to reach the age of 18 apply for HELB loans.
The Education CS also directed the Universities Fund and Higher Education Loans Board to put measures for the speedy processing of scholarships and bursaries for students who applied and for the institutions of learning to provide enough lead time for first-year students to report.
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