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Kenya: State Funding to Public Universities Drops By Sh13bn

Kenya: State Funding to Public Universities Drops By Sh13bn

Nairobi — Public universities have recorded a sharp decline in government funding over the past three years, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

The report shows that 24 universities lost up to Sh13 billion in allocations between the 2023/2024 and 2025/2026 financial years under the new funding model.

At the University of Nairobi, funding dropped from Sh2.44 billion in 2023/2024 to Sh947.8 million in 2024/2025, before falling further to Sh534.79 million in…

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