Parliament raises concern on university admissions for students without IDs
Parliament raised concerns about the state of university admissions following a lack of identity cards (IDs) among a section of students expected to join universities across the country
Parliament raised concerns about the state of university admissions following a lack of identity cards (IDs) among a section of students expected to join universities across the country.
Following a meeting by the committee of the National Assembly Committee of Education on Tuesday, the legislators added the lack of identity cards would hamper the application of university funding for the students.
The Committee of Education further summoned several Principal Secretaries to respond to the matter.
Among those summoned included the PS for Higher Education and a representative from eCitizen.
Additionally, Parliament summoned the Higher Education Loans Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and University Funding Model CEO to discuss the status of student admission into universities.
This is following a meeting where lawmakers noted with concern the challenges facing students applying for University funding who lack identification cards.
The Committee on Education is also expected to meet with the Commission for University Education on the accreditation of university programmes in a bid to streamline the process.
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Besides the concerns raised on the matter of IDs, the MPs also reviewed a bill that seeks to bar KUCCPS from placing students in private universities.
“The Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to amend the Universities Act, No. 42 of 2012 to abolish funding of private universities using public funds and to bar the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) from placement of students to private universities,” stated Parliament.
According to the Bill, the purpose is to safeguard public funds from misuse by private entities which have not been brought under the regulatory framework of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015.
Additionally, the Bill seeks to repeal the law that allows universities to receive conditional grants from the government.
“Clause 2 of the Bill proposes to amend section 53(4) (b) of the principal Act to abolish the issuance of conditional grants to private universities,” stated parliament.
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